With no local or federal eviction moratorium to protect her, Wendy Myers, a St. Croix mother of two in need of emergency rent assistance, is one of 500 or more Virgin Islanders who could face eviction unless a new moratorium is issued or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority delivers.
When the COVID pandemic plunged households into economic crisis, the federal government, fearing an avalanche of evictions and foreclosures, sent emergency rent assistance to the states and territories. VIHFA, on behalf of the USVI, received $39 million to keep landlords and cash-strapped renters afloat.
That was six months ago. Since then VIHFA has processed only 23 checks totaling roughly $140,000, out of over 500 applications received, spokeswoman Keva Muller reported. The deadline to use the funds is Sept. 30 unless the U.S. Treasury issues an extension. Myers meanwhile has a court date next week.
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