Section 378.105 Applications, Forms and Procedures

Section 378.105  Applications, Forms and Procedures

a)         The Authority should, to the extent possible,

implement ERA2 consistently with ERA1.

b)         The

Authority may prepare, use, prescribe, supplement and amend forms, including

application forms, agreements and other documents and procedures as may be

necessary to implement any ERA1 or ERA2 program.

c)         The

Authority may accept applications for any ERA1 or ERA2 program in one or more

rounds of funding.

d)         The

Authority must provide grants covered by the IL ERA Act in an amount based on

stated need rather than a flat or fixed amount.  An eligible household's stated

need may include, but is not limited to, the amount of arrears owed to a

landlord, or future rental payments based on monthly rent.  Nothing in this

Part shall be construed as precluding the Authority from capping or setting a

limit on the amount of ERA1 or ERA2 emergency rental payments made on behalf of

any single eligible household.

e)         The

Authority will accept applications, from time-to-time, in one or more rounds of

funding, via a web-based application portal, as follows:

1)         The

Authority will offer applications, commenced by landlords and completed by

tenants or, commenced by tenants and completed by landlords.

2)         In

the event a landlord refuses to accept a direct payment, or fails to cooperate

with an application for assistance, grants covered by the IL ERA Act will be

made directly to eligible households.

3)         The

application will request the information necessary to determine whether an

applicant meets the eligibility criteria.  Application questions will focus on

the following: identity verification, address verification, income verification,

employment status, lease and rent information, rental property ownership

information.  Demographic information will be requested but will not be

required.