ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — New York’s Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERAP) reopened on January 11. The Legal Aid Society is urging tenants to apply for the program. However, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) said the state may not have the funding.

ERAP was designed to provide pandemic rental aid and temporary protection from eviction. The portal initially closed in November 2021 because New York ran out of available funds, said OTDA.

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