To apply to Mass HAF, visit www.massmortgagehelp.org. A Notice to Quit is NOT an eviction. RAFT / HAF - For Landlords - Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Landlords can begin the application process . +8(!a]FJ@J3D8OzF@F@@AOaGJh pC4z Thank you for your website feedback! Better Lives. Household must provide documentation/proof that they are currently experiencing a housing crisis: Utility arrearages (with utility shut off/termination notice). The feedback will only be used for improving the website. The RAFT program helps keep households in stable housing situations when facing eviction, loss of utilities, and other housing emergencies. Please remove any contact information or personal data from your feedback. Find out more about HAF here. The RAAs can either assist the tenant with setting up an email address or can act as a tenant advocate to get the application process started. RAFT - Metro Housing Boston Consider Section 8. The RAFT COVID program is an enhancement to the regular 15-year-old RAFT program, which provides up to $4,000 for eligible households to pay for rent, mortgage, utilities or moving expenses. There are many cases in Massachusetts in which landlords are owed rent of well over $10,000, such that RAFT alone would not cure arrearages or cover foreseeable future shortfall. Be sure to provide contact information for your landlord/property owner in your RAFT application. If you need assistance, please contact the Housing and Community Development. You can find information of HAFhereorcall 2-1-1 for more information. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. In other words, no, your tenant did not just keep their RAFT funds. They can also use the money for utility bills, or to get current on owed rent/utilities. Suppose an inspection finds that a handrail is needed on a staircase. The landlord may file for eviction under the following situations. Tenant income eligibility limit forassistanceis 50%of the Area Median Income(AMI), or 60% of AMI for households who are at risk of domestic violence. 6 Institute RoadWorcester, MA 01609 > Google Mapsphone: (508) 752-5519fax: (508) 752-5009, Staff Web MailSecure Delivery LoginSystem StatusHope for Housing Login, WALK photography by Joe Santa Maria - Kill the Ball Media. Better Lives. Youve been added to our list. The same might apply to a landlord who initiated or continued eviction while a RAFT application is pending. For more guidance on how to apply and create a landlord profile, please utilize this reference guide: Housing Assistance Application Reference Guide (mass.gov), For a list of landlords/property owners Frequently Asked Questions, visit: Landlord FAQs download (mass.gov), For other resources, including recordings of webinars about Landlord/Property Owner RAFT Application Portal, visit: RAFT Public Resource and Training Portal | Mass.gov. Better Policy. Both the RAFT and RAFT COVID programs are using a new application launched on October 19 (the first day of business after the states eviction moratorium expiration), which features: As part of the RAFT COVID application and in order to receive RAFT funding in excess of the traditional $4,000, up to $10,000 a landlord must agree not to evict, for nonpayment, a tenant who has received program funding for six months, or, in the case of a family with school-aged children, through June 2021, whichever date is later.