Eviction prevention and rental assistance

which was helping tenants address housing challenges and eviction prevention

our mediation services are already active as well as eviction prevention

Part of our um housing mediation and eviction prevention

TAC is really about tenants, and we advise about eviction issues, because that's our main

when our state law uh made it more difficult for evictions

We also have a very robust emergency rental assistance and tenant protection program.

we have a very robust rental assistance and tenant protection program.

Rental assistance, emergency rental assistance, financial assistance at preventing people from

And then we have a robust emergency rental assistance and tenant protection program.

These are project-based rental assistance, and they're specific for persons with disabilities

we shifted that money over to, there's a special name for it, but it's basically housing security and, like, rental assistance.

How do you ensure that people understand their rights against eviction?

be there, I am facing gonna… I'm facing eviction.

would you be able to, send me over your, eviction notice? That had your last date on it?

you guys got the hold of the eviction, or they did, that, I guess, at some point

The city will utilize $275,000 from a one-time balance in the eviction prevention and rental assistance services fund

and reduce other support um that would go toward uh rental assistance.

Does this mean that there's going to be less funding in 2026 for other eviction prevention?

people who um who need rental assistance, who need that um those those that prevention assistance

our eviction prevention rental assistance uh program or EPRIS uh which is both um executed and implemented by our city staff

I'd like to highlight the eviction prevention and rental assistance program that's kept 96% of the families it serves in their homes.

people come to us for or come to our our nonprofit partners for help with evction eviction prevention and rent assistance.

there's certain policies we enact, for example, like our eviction prevention rules in boulder

And so we have people who go right out and spend time with people who are threatening being threatened with eviction.

A large portion of mobile Home Park owners, I think, especially ones facing eviction, are not fluent in English.

and then I'll just note I I feel like I I don't offer any recommendations or participate when it comes to funding for

rental assistance through HUD and and that sort of thing.

other rental assistance programs having more limited funding, but having a more reliable source of funding

We've had no evictions due to nonpayment the entire time.

And we're also identifying that about 70 to 75% of evictions are also female.

funding to support emergent needs in community in the areas of rental assistance and Sheltering

we have uh recently leveraged Human Services funding to support emergent needs in community in the areas of rental assistance and Sheltering

first please expand the tenant advisory committee from five members to seven expand tenant protections against eviction

expanding the duties meeting frequency and membership of the tenant advisory committee

this provides some absolutely crucial legal services and rental assistance for people facing eviction which can be life ruining

so we have a little bit more Revenue to be able to use for rental assistance legal support mediation

some of the key strategies that we've been using is legal services and mediation to help prevent evictions before they happen

our citizens passed an eviction prevention program eest that has served over 2300 individuals with eviction prevention mediation rent andal Services

we have a little bit more Revenue to be able to use for rental assistance legal support mediation

legal services and mediation to help prevent evictions before they happen financial assistance and Rental support to help residents stay housed

our citizens passed an eviction prevention program eest that has served over 2,300 individuals with eviction prevention mediation rent and services

The Housing and Human Services team to distribute under a rental assistance program

the emergency rental assistance money that's given to people who can't pay their rent

for a lot of them, if they can't come up with the money, or they're not eligible for emergency rental assistance.

supporting livability and safety efforts through investments in affordable housing Human Services and rental assistance funding

bring people out of their houses in into eviction so that they can raise the rent

you know the people that are doing tax evasions and and evictions

we have uh invested in additional um and budgeted additional rental assistance and Human Services funding

we've seen a contraction in safety net funding so um over the last year

if our outcomes are preventing evictions we do have that information available on dashboard

there is $315,000 for eviction ition in rental assistance Services also known as Eis

will help support additional programmatic Services related to rental assistance programing

I do wonder does boulder housing partners put people in touch with community resources before it actually starts the eviction process.

But we need additional resources to meet the needs of temporary housing and expanded eviction prevention.

there was a lot of Covid money that was being put into rental assistance. That's trying up. We're gonna see more people actually get evicted.

I came into eviction prevention as well as HP administrative justice team within the city

we did not have an increase in evictions for that reason

Again, the majority of people we work with are in their eviction process.

So the main thrust is really legal resources for people who are facing eviction.

work with the eviction prevention and rental assistance services program under the community mediation

emergency rental assistance program, mortgage, payment, assistance program, food pantries

this supports expanded city services such as Behavioral Health Services financial and rental assistance Services

city employees would support eviction work, I think, would be good

at least from where I see on the eviction that that's where there the 2 need

when I go to eviction court, all these people are being evicted who can't, who are months behind on rent

we do have um mediation we do provide rental assistance we have um programs like building home

just because I don't want to see us having an unintended consequence of increasing evictions

to not be a chronic nuisance if they have can prove that they've issued an eviction notice

potentially helping hundreds of Boulder rites remained housed through the rental assistance fund

revenue from this task tax is designated for the administrative cost of representation mediation and funding for rental assistance and Associated services

created the eviction prevention and rental assistance Services Program

Often we are addressing. Some major. Concerns around the eviction proceeding.

We might also be connecting them with housing services as well.

Tenants facing eviction. One of the biggest needs is rental assistance.

Recent legislation in Colorado made it so that eviction filings remain suppressed meaning.

The Senate Bill 64 is an interesting one. That would aggregate eviction court filing data so that we'd have a better sense

eventually rental assistance runs out. People lose eligibility. Some tenants are there, and they've been evicted before.

Of the. Eviction, protection, and. And rental assistance services, or eprus.

And the evictions and the the cost of cleaning up and everything.

a bill to collect and study the data uh around evictions

House Bill 1099 which would eliminate eviction court fees

the last stat I saw that there were 35,000 evictions in the last 12 months

our um eviction prevention team um the the percentage of individuals that they served um which are often families um from 20202 from 2022 to 2023 doubled

epis is the eviction prevention and rental assistance it is the program run through HHS in the city um that you know interacts with folks who are facing eviction

housing and rental assistance programs um and then further this question

expand the Housing Voucher Program to All Families of BB bbsd school kids and establish eviction protections uh for tenants

we approved a guaranteed income program we launched an eviction prevention program

rules related to eviction or making sure that there is fairness and and and support as necessary

A lot more funds that are going out for financial assistance, rental assistance.

take steps to connect these individuals at risk of eviction with social services.

we know that there is an increase specifically for the keep familyes housed program

families with kids can receive rental assistance payments up to

does that include homelessness prevention programs like the emergency assistance rental assistance or is that separate

which invests in eviction protection and rental assistance through the fris fund

the people who need help paying their energy bills the people who need rental assistance and the people who end up living on our streets

our food banks financial assistance programs eviction numbers all tell the same story of rapidly increasing challenges to make ends meet

we cannot keep up with rental assistance we're seeing the highest numbers of family homelesses

There was a firsthand account of eviction that we heard

I think for sure, our our plan is to have the assistance program.

Rising rates of evictions more need for housing assistance basic needs assistance

calls for an investment of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars towards additional eviction prevention and rental assistance Services

the venue and event fund, which is the rental assistance, like helping people rent them at space.

the empress program or the eviction prevention rental assistance services that also provides

we have a really robust um set of short-term rental assistance from the city from effa's resources from the county

we had about over 400 families go through our keep families housed uh eviction prevention program through rental assistance

for unjust evictions and rent control. What I would. What I would suggest is

the County's emergency assist rental assistance program is winding down so there's just a lot of need in the community

the eviction prevention program was launched by voter initiative last year that program really solidified

for things like food help with sheltering rental assistance

Oh, I see that you've spent a 150,000 on food security, and this much money for rental assistance

homeless losing their housing having to be hoteld and a spike in rental assistance demands

the need for rental assistance other financial assistance food security all things that are being increasingly experienced by community members

with the eviction Court myself because I'm going to list the individuals

during the pandemic they evicted absolutely no one on the basis of economic hardship

and you know provide other rental assistance that actually can go out through our Older Adult Services

I understand some portion of that is for legal representation but I'm curious as to how much of it becomes available for actual rental assistance

specifically goes to support rental Child Care financial and food assistance these are programs including epress or the eviction protection and rental assistance program

we also have um an emergency rental assistance program currently up it was a partnership with Boulder County

because of some of the eviction prevention that we put in place um landlords may be using

it's rental assistance and that's important but it's not exactly the same thing

rental assistance and property acquisition is the bulk of their expenditures

even though boulder county runs the emergency rental assistance program we do make a lot of referrals to community members

we have separate funding contracts going out for homeless services for rental assistance and a

as opposed to putting another million dollars into uh a rental assistance

there's an adjustment to assist the eviction protection program is that not collecting funds yet from the the charge

Reduce percentage of boulder residents who experienced for clothes for closure eviction and increased transition from homelessness housing

tranche one including emergency rental assistance before before our e-pers program was up and running

on things like no eviction without representation we can use this opportunity

to confirm that the eviction is a formal process but they're also not forcing people to leave their housing

folks in in fact are are not getting evicted that they're still working with people to find new housing

protecting our friends who were facing eviction from um and working to keep our low income renter Community whole

this is really focused around eviction protection and rental assistance services program began in january 2021

the first special adjustment was to implement the voter approved funding for legal representation provided in cases of eviction

the city does not perform the eviction process nor do we seek to have that uh as a as an end result

we've gotten some feedback that at that point some people are being evicted

our goal in every case is to compassionately work to avoid any eviction proceedings

I've legally adopted three of my housemates to protect us from eviction

I know they're preventing a lot of evictions um within our community

then i'll just touch uh briefly here on the eviction protection and rental assistance services or e-press

our request is if there is a rush for rental assistance come the lifting of the eviction moratorium come on october 3rd

i believe it's a timing issue with the rental assistance is that um it's just the lag of when those dollars are available

large commercial landlords like those funding bfp have no problem evicting tnics undergoing hardship

the rental assistance is still ramping up that committee

that's rental assistance and. eviction eviction eviction prevention and rental assistance program

one streem is that the landlord at this point would need to help the tenant apply for those programs

provisions related to eviction prevention and rental assistance service serves and setting forth related details

the best outcome we've seen is cases where we then get rental assistance set up for them

including rental assistance and legal representation to tenants at risk of eviction

we'll be providing an update on the eviction prevention rental assistance program

prior to the eviction prevention rental assistance program which you'll hear us start referring to as Empress

the evictions filed in 2020 was 41% lower than the previous year, so the eviction or editorial has been extremely impactful

while the financial supports were key to keeping people house pairing this with Federal and State supported eviction moratorium, has been a game changer

housing is is focusing around the eviction prevention and rental assistance Services Contin Continuum of services

longer jail STS of course can lead to things like eviction or losing your children or health problems

I'd like to thank the no eviction without representation ballot initiative folks

making residents of manufactured home communities uh eligible for support uh either legal support or rental assistance

reinstate the eviction moratorium in Colorado that just sort of reaffirms alignment

orders aimed at preventing evictions um and those orders lapsed around the holidays

actually provide assistance to anybody who's in eviction Court

standing up the eviction prevention services program has provided the opportunity for the city to align

the mediation program recognizes the importance of encouraging early tenant engagement and there have been ongoing efforts

the coordinator will assess the tenant situation to determine whether rental assistance is needed and gauge whether legal

LIKEKE I I WASAS I INN A A GROUO GET TRYINGG T TOO ADVOCATEE FORE EVICTIONS MORATORIUM TO BEE REINSTATEDED

the city would not be the cause of eviction as long as occupancy compliance was met by May 31st

the city council sent a letter to landlords asking them not to evict people but the um but the majority still isn't willing

the city was able to provide attorneys to represent um tenets

we've had some previous discussion about being able to advance funds for rental assistance and eviction prevention support

known as no eviction without representation and the new tax that's related to that

so the city has absolutely no authority to um stop evictions um but we do like we've talked about before

can you update us on the eviction moratorium like what's what's the state and is the city going to intercede and extend it

the no eviction without representation ballot initiative will mitigate the coming W of evictions and

I've become aware of the severity of the eviction crisis facing not only my immediate area but all of Colorado

Tob no eviction without representation passed uh with about a 59% approval to C

So we have scaled up our rental assistance programs. The county has channeled government funding into that.

This was his temporary moratorium eviction and late rental fees, which will expire on November 23

So we help people with short term rental assistance and even case management at that point to ensure that they can retain housing.

small business relief in the form of direct Aid and tax relief housing and rental assistance support for child care providers

$200,000 to cover the housing cost including rent utilities and mortgage payments of members of our community

our team is working on um putting together what that implementation plan looks like and we're planning to put something out

I am very concerned as are many of the legal aid providers here in Boulder County

start talking about you know eviction moratoriums and the consequences of that nobody's gonna agree with me.

it's going to raise about a million n for both legal services for evictions and uh rental assistance

currently we put some carers ACT funds into um eviction prevention this year

rental assistance for example yep rental assistance would fit under uh eviction prevention for sure

we would recommend the extension or permanency of the requirement for landlords to give tenants a 30-day notice rather than the previous 10-day

unlike the previous federal moratorium the cdc's order comes with penalties for landlords who violate it

this is what i do know enforcement of occupancy limits results and evictions the cdc has ordered a temporary halt against residential evictions

I would imagine that there will still be at that point a need for um for supports for people for rental assistance

absolutely no effort of the state and federal governments to prevent evictions

a moratorium on evictions for over occupancy is a necessary first step for city council to show they care

especially in times of a lot of evictions and now that older housing

this big wave of foreclosures evictions that we thought it was going to happen to April, May, June, July

staff provided a pretty comprehensive overview of the situation around evictions and foreclosures

emailed the board with just some ideas about a potential listening sessions with renters and individuals

we would like to be part of the discussion for eviction prevention and not consider the other side of it

adding rental assistance to the newer initiative will not only make a difference in their lives

a program like newer is needed now more than ever to prevent eviction for people regardless of age documentation status

last week we um we were working with the the folks who had the eviction um ballot measure

any reference to um eviction assistance is that intentional or was that an oversight

emergency housing assistance program provides short-term emergency rental mortgage assistance

there doesn't seem to be a connection between rent increases and eviction filings

I would hope that there is an openness to adding not only rental assistance but rental assistance mediation as well as legal representation

I spoke with the organizers of that initiative about the possibility of adding uh rental assistance to the folks in danger of eviction

we have a global depression here we have eviction like you've never seen before when the eviction you know restraints have been lifted

after that we're going to see a goddamn tsunami of evictions that affect our friends loved ones our neighbors

much of the boulder population lives at risk of eviction just to be able to afford uh housing

various communities around the country are looking at uh pausing you know eviction uh evictions in one form or another

we're going to do everything that we can to prevent a wave of evictions in our community

we really want to make sure that we have the necessary resources and support to prevent evictions

on August 4th we'll be giving Council sort of an update on the steps that are in place

congratulate the organizers of the no evictions without representation campaign which was certified eligible for the november ballot yesterday

how do you call that eviction notice as of now he has 400 in his hand

I say likely evictions and their effects are an emergency

to protect people in Boulder from eviction due to occupancy laws

so we believe the no eviction without representation ballot measure which is inspired by similar working programs all over the country

we engaged an attorney and planned and argued the details of our ballot language to make it as strong as possible

and we've been working on the issues of eviction and housing security in different ways for many years

IT BASICALLY PROVIDES FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR FOLKS WHO THREATENED WITH EVICTION

as you're aware the governor's office has put out direction around foreclosures and evictions

i too am an organizer with the no eviction without representation ballot initiative

to guarantee legal representation for tenants facing eviction and boulder

rental assistance will be provided um uh through the existing infrastructure of Family Resource Centers like EA

the Boulder County courts have confirmed that they will not handle new eviction cases and has issued an order staying all warrants

rental assistance and finally um our approach to supporting Human Services um within our community next slide

SO RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS AND HAS BEEN ASKING ABOUT

WHAT HAVE WE DONE ABOUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE

RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTERS WE DO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES THAT WERE BRINGING TO BEAR

I would want to consider whether we can find any resources to augment rental assistance so that people can

I'm hopeful that the courts will not process evictions but I

what extent does the close the suspension of non-essential cases at district and county court affect evictions

we have an interesting bill that would suppress eviction records so that people who have been not all the way fully evicted

here's what Boulder housing Partners uses as evidence for eviction they use police reports

IF YOU'RE THREATENED WITH EVICTION GO TO THE EVICTION COURT. EVICTION COURT IS OFTEN INTERESTED IN KEEPING PEOPLE

CONCEIVABLY THE TWO ARE VACANT OR MOBILE HOME RACE FOR PREVENT ARBITRARY EVICTIONS

we will be there to work on the human service side and prevent evictions and legal aid is a big issue

we have very few evictions Orchard Grove has in you'll hear from representative of orchha Grove has none

as we all know people are forced out they're threatened with eviction then there are stipulations you can move out in 60 days

people up the chain have the capacity to attend to matters before they get blown up into police matters and then become grounds for eviction

those police reports like this are used for eviction once it's used for eviction

THESE KINDS OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT GIVE HOUSEHOLDS ON THE ABILITY TO WEATHER SHOCKS. AND KEEP THEM OUT OF EVICTIONS IN DEBT

CASH AND FREE TRANSFERS IN THE FORM OF RENTAL AS OPPOSED TO RENT A RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT PROVISION OF CASH

THE CITY OF BOULDER CAN HAVE UP TO THREE RENTAL PAYMENTS OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OVER THE YEAR TO KEEP THEM FROM BECOMING HOMELESS

to the time allowed to remove a home from a park in the event of an eviction and that is something

if someone can no longer maintain their residency in a manufactured housing community rather than using an eviction path

or sell a mansion home upon eviction and then I know there's a lot of interest in in amending the mobile home park act

PERSONALLY HELPING SAVE DOZENS OF FAMILIES FROM EVICTION

legal services provides aid for individuals especially for eviction notices and potentially for rule infractions where they're being threatened with with evictions

through this for rental assistance program which i think counts as housing support

AND THINKING BACK TO THE NON PAYMENT QUESTION WHICH IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST CAUSE OF EVICTION

SO WE ARE CONFIDENT IN SAYING THAT THESE ARE JUSTIFIED EVICTIONS.

CAN ASSIGN A NUMBER TO THE EVICTION FOR CAUSE ANY FINER POINT ON THAT

ANY OTHER RENT SUBSIDY OR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND RELATED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

THERE MAY BE MORE SUPPORT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE INTO VOUCHER HOLDERS

I THINK WE HAVE SOME TROUBLE ENFORCING IT AND THAT CIRCUMSTANCES IMPROVE AND ACTUALLY PREVENTING THESE EVICTIONS.

a fiction Court is handled in the 20th district court so it's County Court in terms of kind of a logistical matter

they work with clients who are being evicted or about to be evicted either to extend their eviction time