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The Hall County Emergency Rental Assistance Program is a public relief program providing funds to assist County residents at risk of eviction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Households in Hall County who have individuals qualified for unemployment benefits, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic are highly encouraged to apply.  The program will begin accepting applications on April 6, 2021.

Eligible households in order of priority include:

• Households under 50% Area Median Income (AMI)*
• Household under 80% AMI* where a member has been unemployed for 90 days +
• Households under 80% AMI*
• *AMI information can be found here.

If you plan to apply, please gather the following materials:

1. Identification:Provide one acceptable form of identification which includes:
   1. United States Employment Authorization Card
   2. United States Certificate of Naturalization
   3. Learner’s Driving Permit with Photo
   4. Non-Drivers Identification Card
   5. Current Driver’s License
   6. Passport
   7. United States Permanent Resident Card
2. Income verification:Provide one or more of the following:
   1. Letter from employer reflecting a decrease in income
   2. Unemployment award letter
   3. Pay stubs for the past 60 days
   4. Form 1040/1040A
   5. W-2
   6. Bank Statement reflecting a reduction in salary
3. Rental Assistance information
   1. Copy of lease
   2. Notice of past due rent
   3. Eviction notice
4. Landlords must provide a signed W-9 form and ACH deposit information in addition to verifying contact information. If the tenant is unable to supply, the landlord must supply a copy of the lease and any past due or eviction notices.

Please continue to check www.hallcounty.org for additional updates.