Marysville announces rent relief program

Marysville lower-income residents who have fallen behind on rent payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic are invited to apply for new Marysville CARES Community Rent Relief Grants. The two-week application period runs through Aug. 13.

The Marysville City Council unanimously approved this new grant program during its July 27 meeting.

“As the COVID pandemic persists longer than any of us hoped, I have heard from many Marysville residents that they are increasingly worried about paying the bills,” Mayor Jon Nehring said. “A helping hand may offer a sense of hope in this difficult season.”

Rent relief grants of up to $1,500 per household are available to residents who meet these criteria:

νLive within Marysville city limits.

νAre behind in rental payments.

νAre economically impacted by COVID-19.

νWere not delinquent on rent for six months prior to March 1 (Sept. 2019-Feb. 2020).

νCurrent median monthly household income is below 60% of area median (See chart).

Tenant applicants will need to verify income, landlord and/or living arrangement. When grants are awarded, checks will be sent to the landlord pending documentation and approval. Find more information and the application at https://www.marysvillewa.gov/FormCenter/COVID19-Relief-Programs-22/City-of-Marysville-Temporary-Rental-Assi-110. 

This grant program will award up to a total of $250,000 in federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act funding distributed through the State of Washington. The city previously awarded other CARES funding through business rent relief grants and financial support of local community services responding to the COVID pandemic.