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By: Peter Schorsch | Florida Politics
“Housing is health care, and housing equals jobs” via Jamie Ross for the Tampa Bay Times — Families are in desperate need of rent and mortgage assistance throughout the state. For example, when Osceola County SHIP opened its application process for COVID-19 related eviction and foreclosure prevention funding at 8 a.m. on April 6, they received more than 500 applications by 9:45 a.m. What will happen when the moratorium on evictions is lifted and the people living in rental housing are not able to go back to work? Families will lose their housing. As we enter the recovery phase, the Sadowski State and Local Housing Trust Funds will create jobs and boost Florida’s economy. It will be essential for Florida and Floridians to get back on their feet after the pandemic.
Article last accessed here on May 25, 2020.