The new program is expected to assist an unknown number of residents facing eviction once the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium ends after July 31, nearly 11 months after the federal agency first issued a nationwide order to halt evictions related to the nonpayment of rent during the pandemic. Staffers from Indiana Legal Services, the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic and the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society will be available to provide legal advice, help with mediation between landlords and renters, and connect tenants to the city's rental assistance program.Īn awful year, a silver lining: COVID relief funds 'fully changed' Indy homelessness fight The tenant advocacy project will provide legal aid in six of the nine township small claims courts where eviction proceedings are heard, city officials announced on Thursday at the City-County Building. Indianapolis is expanding a new pilot program to provide legal staff throughout Marion County's township courts in an effort to keep renters housed as city officials brace for a surge in eviction filings once the expansive federal moratorium ends this week. Watch Video: Living on fixed income increases anxiety with eviction possibility
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