Landlords and tenants have additional rental assistance on the way. On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that $524 million in federal funding will go toward the Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP), funded through the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
“RRP is based on a unique, collaborative partnership between tenants and landlords to ensure both remain whole amid the pandemic,” Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball said in a statement. “Our priority remains keeping our families in stable housing while also ensuring landlords are receiving the payments they need.”
The RRP is a separate program from the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program, which since June 2020 has distributed more than $83.7 million in nearly 25,000 rent and mortgage payments for Virginia households. RRP does not include mortgage relief funding.
