tenants who apply for the program the amount of rent owed or
past due.
(e) Funding.--The agency shall identify amounts of Federal
Government assistance provided to this Commonwealth with regard
to the COVID-19 pandemic which may be available for the purposes
of this program and allocate those amounts to the program.
§ 5754. Qualifications of eligible persons.
The following tenants who reside in a residential property in
this Commonwealth owned by a landlord and who are more than 30
days past due on their rent shall be eligible for the program if
the tenant:
(1) Either:
(i) is served with a summons and complaint for
eviction for lack of payment of rent due to circumstances
relating to COVID-19; or
(ii) the household is unable to make rental payments
due to circumstances relating to COVID-19; and
(2) Has a household annualized current income of no more
than the upper limit of "medium income" as defined in
guidelines published annually by the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
§ 5755. Amount of funds to be dispersed.
(a) Funding formula.--The agency shall devise a formula for
the distribution of funds based on fair market rents in each
county, according to the most recent fair market rents published
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(b) Publication.--The agency shall transmit a notice of the
formula used to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication
in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
§ 5756. Disbursement of funds.
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