FIRE RESCUE SAYS THE CRASH INVOLVED 3 CARS. 2 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD
ON WHAT CAUSED ALL OF THIS.
TONIGHT. HUNDREDS OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA FAMILIES ARE ON THE
BRINK OF BEING EVICTED. MANY
OF THEM HAVE APPLIED FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, BUT WE
FOUND OUT GETTING A HOLD OF
THAT MONEY HAS NOT BEEN EASY.
NEWS SIX’S ERIK SANDOVAL
INVESTIGATED WHAT IS SLOWING
DOWN SOME OF THIS MONEY.
>> NO HELP. I HAVE A DEATH
SENTENCE.
>> THIS MOTHER OF 2 DIDN’T
WANT US TO USE HER NAME
BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO FIND
ANOTHER RENTAL AFTER THIS
NOTICE WAS TAPED HER FRONT
DOOR. SHE HAD TO BE OUT OF HER
CONDO IN 24 HOURS YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY DOING NOW. JUST OUT TO
YOU.
>> TRYING TO A LOT. A LOT OF
MONEY.
>> FABIAN DOUGLAS WAS HER
LANDLORD. HE SAYS HER CONDO
WAS ONE OF 3 OF HIS THAT HE
HAD DEPUTIES SERVE EVICTION
PAPERS ON RIGHT BEFORE WE
SPOKE TO HIM. HE SAYS STIMULUS
MONEY FOR LANDLORDS HAS BEEN
SLOW IN COMING. IF AT ALL.
>> WE HAVE DO IS EVERY MONTH
THEY DON’T CARE WHAT THE
SITUATION CAN’T PAY NOT PAID.
WE STILL GOT A THIS IDEA THAT
YOUR LANDLORD IS RICH.
>> LIVING IN THE BAHAMAS ARE
LIVING IN. YOU KNOW, THE
FRENCH RIVIERA IS NOT AT
ZACHARY KNOW, OWNS PROPERTIES
IN THE SAME COMPLEX. HE SAYS
HE AND 5 OF HIS TENANTS HAVE
APPLIED FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL
ASSISTANCE WITH ORANGE COUNTY.
>> BUT 7 MONTHS AFTER
APPLYING, THEY’RE STILL
WAITING FOR ASKING A LOT OF
PEOPLE FOR A LOT OF DOCUMENTS
ON DEMAND. AND IF YOU DON’T
HAVE THEM, THEY JUST DENY YOUR
APPLICATION AND THEN YOU HAVE
TO REAPPLY.
>> SINCE FRUSTRATION.
>> IT’S NOT. IT’S IT’S IT’S
NOT SO MUCH FRUSTRATION FOR
ME. IT’S FRUSTRATION FOR MY
TENANTS AND ITS FRUSTRATION
FOR ALL THE OTHER LANDLORDS
THAT I KNOW THAT ARE
STRUGGLING EVEN MORE THAN ME.
ORANGE COUNTY’S INCOME BASED
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MARCH.
>> SO FAR, COUNTY OFFICIALS
TELL NEWS 6 THEY’VE RECEIVED
NEARLY 9500 APPLICATIONS JUST
FEWER THAN 2000 HAVE BEEN
APPROVED OUT OF THE 33.0, 4
MILLION DOLLARS AWARDED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THIS
PROGRAM. SAVE DISPERSE. JUST
ABOUT A 3RD OF IT WITH ABOUT A
YEAR LEFT TO DISPERSE THE
REST. THEY’RE VERY FRUSTRATED
ABOUT THIS. WHAT WOULD YOU
HAVE TO SAY TO THEM? WE
BROUGHT THE LANDLORDS
FRUSTRATIONS TO ORANGE COUNTY
MAYOR JERRY DEMINGS. DEMING
SAYS THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO
APPLY FOR THIS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE ARE MANDATED BY THE
FENCE.
>> BUT HE ADMITS THERE MAY
NEED TO BE SOME CHANGES. WE
ARE IN CONVERSATIONS ALMOST
DAILY. THE WHITE HOUSE AND
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS OFFICE
AND AS WELL AS THE CDC AND
OTHERS ABOUT WHAT WE THINK MAY
NEED TO BE SOME MODIFICATIONS,
MAYBE IN THE GUIDELINES.
>> THAT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR
DOUGLAS. HE SAYS AFTER 10
YEARS OF MANAGING PROPERTIES
HE’S GETTING OUT OF THE
>> THIS BROKE ME. THAT IS
>> THERE ARE 8 GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES HERE IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THE RECEIVED THIS
FEDERAL FUNDING WE CHECKED AND
MANY OF THEM ARE WARNING
PEOPLE OF DELAYS IN GETTING
THIS FUNDING BECAUSE THEY
HAVEN’T RECEIVED ALL THE
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS YET. THEY
SAY IN SOME CASES,
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING FLAT
OUT, DENIED BECAUSE THEY DON’T
GET ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT IS
IS A HUGE NIGHTMARE FOR SO
MANY PEOPLE. SO WHAT ABOUT THE
WOMAN WHO YOU JUST INTERVIEWED
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER AND HER
AND WE’VE MET SO MANY PEOPLE
JUST LIKE THIS WOMAN. WE’VE
KEPT IN TOUCH WITH AIR. I
TEXTED WITH HER THIS MORNING.
WE’RE TRYING TO PAIR UP WITH
SOME AGENCIES THAT ARE
ASSISTING HER. HERE’S THE
THING THAT EVICTION ON HER
RECORD IS REALLY MAKING IT
HARD FOR HER TO FIND ANOTHER
PLACE TO LIVE RIGHT NOW. SO,
YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE LESSON IN
THIS IS IF YOU CAN GET THAT
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND STEER
CLEAR OF EVICTION, IT’S FOR
THE BAND. WANT TO DO TALK
ABOUT THAT, HOW HARD IT IS TO
FIND A PLACE. ONCE YOU HAVE
THAT EVICTION ON YOUR RECORD,