Rent Assistance

If you are unable to pay your rent, contact Olmsted County Emergency Assistance.

Since tomorrow is may first?

And for many that means rent is due.

But with so many people unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic?

What do you do if you just don't have the money to pay it?

Kimt news three's raquel hellman is finding out.

Live she joins us now live in rochester?

Raquel what kind of help is out there?xxx katie?i'm here at the salvation army?

Which is a resource if you are struggling to pay rent.

But i'm learning here in olmsted county?

This is actually considered a last resort.

So what you need to do if you are unable to pay your rent?

Is contact olmsted county emergency assistance.

The county works in collaboration with other local agencies?

Like the salvation army?

To get you the help you need.xxx we're encouraging everyone to go through the system.

If they're experiencing trouble with their rent, maybe for the first time in their lives, that's what this system is in place for we're learning next week?

The olmsted county housing and redevelopment authority will be asking the olmsted county board to approve a temporary rental assistance program to help people impacted by covi?19.

We are expecting to learn much more about how that program will work early next week.

Live in rocheste?

Raquel hellman kimt news 3 thanks raquel.

If you need help paying your rent?

We've posted links to the available resources on kimt dot com?

Along with this story under local news.