Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced last week that the state鈥檚 on Aug. 1. The Illinois Supreme Court also announced concerning residential evictions 鈥� landlords and tenants in newly filed cases throughout August will be referred to state programs providing financial assistance.
The idea is to provide a one-month cushion before law enforcement begins enforcing residential evictions. The less comprehensive CDC moratorium also ends Aug. 1.
鈥淎ugust is really crucial as a transition period, especially for tenants and landlords who have not yet applied for rent assistance, to do so,鈥� said Bob Palmer, policy director for Housing Action Illinois. 鈥淒uring that time, people can still apply for rent assistance through social service providers and or the court.鈥�
Housing Action Illinois is a statewide coalition of about 150 community organizations including homeless shelters, nonprofit housing developers and housing counseling agencies.
鈥淲e're hopeful 鈥� cautiously optimistic 鈥� that the amount of resources available will be enough to stop a major tidal wave of evictions after the lifting of the moratorium and after law enforcement can start carrying out evictions,鈥� Palmer explained on Tuesday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air. 鈥淏ut honestly, [I鈥檓] not really sure.鈥�
Palmer offered advice to landlords and tenants as they prepare for the end of Illinois鈥� eviction moratorium and shared resources residents can tap into for financial and housing assistance, including and .
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