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Supervisors press MOHCD on pause to rent relief applications as agency works through 4,500‑application backlog
Summary
At a lengthy committee hearing, the mayor's office of housing and community development said it paused new emergency rental assistance applications to clear a backlog of about 4,500 pending cases and to fix operational bottlenecks; supervisors and advocates pressed the agency for a timeline, breakdown of funds and assurances that tenants at highest eviction risk are prioritized.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee held an extended hearing Oct. 6 to question the mayor's office of housing and community development about its decision to pause new applications to the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Chair Supervisor Dean Preston reopened the committee file after MOHCD announced on Sept. 23 that it would temporarily stop accepting new applications so the office could clear a backlog and improve case‑management processes. Eric Shaw, director of MOHCD, told the committee the pause was intended to let staff and community partners process roughly 4,500 pending applications, address verification and case‑management bottlenecks, and redesign some…
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