ELIGIBILITY

• Household must live in Pierce County.
• Household must agree to Case Management Services.
• Household must be a renter.
• Household is behind on rent up to 3 months. We do not pay for more than 3 months past due rent and this program does not pay for utilities only.
• Household is under 80% Area Median Income.
• Household must have a lease in their own name.
• Households must have an eviction notice of 14-day pay or vacate from their landlord.
• Household must have all document listed below:
  • Photo IDs for all household members over age 18
  • Proof of income or self-attestation to no income
  • Lease in their own name
  • Ledger from Landlord
  • Utility bills in their name (must have past due rents to be eligible for this program)
• Landlord must be willing to work with the program.
  • Tenants MUST work with their landlords to obtain the following information PRIOR to submission:
    • Landlord First and Last Name
    • Landlord Email
    • Landlord Phone number
    • Landlord Address

Landlords can begin the application process for tenants but cannot apply on their behalf. After applications are submitted and referred, households will be contacted by service providers. If you haven't heard from a service provider within a few weeks of your application submission, please check your spam/junk email folders.

The Eviction Prevention program can pay up to 3 months rental arrears and up to 3 months current rents with case management to low income households. Rental Arrears and Current rents are paid monthly directly to the landlord. All funding is based on need and there is no guarantee of assistance through this program.