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Committee backs expanding tenant relief fund to include tornado-displaced renters
Summary
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen HUD committee recommended passage of Board Bill 23 to allow tenants displaced by the recent tornado to use the city's Impact Tenant Fund; the bill adds disaster eligibility, permits a 5% administrative fee, and directs the Department of Human Services and Employment Connections to finalize program parameters.
At a meeting of the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen's Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee, members voted to recommend passage of Board Bill 23, an amendment to the city's Impact Tenant Fund that expands eligibility so tenants displaced by the recent tornado can apply for aid.
The bill, sponsored in committee by Alderman Aldridge, would update ordinance No. 71840 to allow use of fund monies for administrative costs and to clarify that tenants displaced by the tornado are eligible for assistance. Alderman Aldridge said the change responds to concerns raised by the Department of Human Services and will let tenants "tap into this tenant fund" when homes are condemned or otherwise uninhabitable. "We did add language that…
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