Item 09 - First Amendment to Emergency Rental Assistance Program Spending Plan

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Coronavirus Emergency Rental Relief Fund for Tenants Page | 10 Program Guidelines as of June 1, 2021  Verification of Income Eligibility: o A written attestation from the applicant as to household income and also documentation available to the applicant to support the determination of income, such as paystubs, W -2s or other wage statements, tax filings, bank statements demonstrating regular income, or an attestation from an employer. Under limited circumstances, the City may rely on a written attestation from the applicant without further documentation of household income as described below. o If an applicant’s household income has been verified to be at or below 80 percent of the area median income in connection with another local, state, or federal government assistance program, the City will rely on a determination letter from the government agency that verified the applicant’s household income, provided that the determination for such program was made on or after January 1, 2020. o To the extent that a household’s income, or a portion thereof, is not verifiable due to the impact of COVID-19 (for example, because a place of employment has closed) or has been received in cash, or if the household has no qualifying income, the City may accept a written attestation from the applicant regarding household income. In appropriate cases, the City may rely on an attestation from a caseworker with knowledge of a household’s circumstances from Catholic Charities of Orange County, The Salvation Army, Latino Health Access or Families Forward to certify that an applicant’s household income qualifies for assistance. o Documentation to demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability, which may include— 1) a past due utility or rent notice or eviction notice; 2) written attestation of unsafe or unhealthy living conditions; 3) written attestation that the household is at risk of homelessness; 4) written attestation of doubling or tripling up with other households, or 5) a rent ledger from the landlord documenting an accumulation of rental arrears. The City will be flexible as to the particular form of documentation required, including by permitting photocopies or digital photographs of documents, e-mails, or attestations from employers, landlords, caseworkers, or others with knowledge of the household’s circumstances. The City requires all applications for assistance to include an attestation from the applicant that all information included is correct and complete. EXHIBIT 3