Office of Housing Stability

In order to apply to the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), renters will need to provide the following required paperwork. Any missing items will result in extensive delays in delivery assistance.

Identification For Head of Household

• This document will need to include the head of household’s full name and date of birth.
• Examples include a state issued driver’s license, birth certificate, or passport.

Proof of Current Housing

• This includes a lease, tenancy agreement or a tenancy at-will form.

Verification of Eligible Housing Crisis

• Notice of arrears or balance overdue
• Court summons
• Notice to quit
• Notice of eviction
• Letter from host if doubled up

Landlord Documents

• Applicants let their landlord know they are planning to apply, as they will need to provide the following documents in order to receive payment:
  • W-9 for property owner or authorized agent of the property owner, like a property manager
  • Proof of ownership for unit

Verification of Income

1. Presumed eligibility: Households receiving benefits from the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or most MassHealth plans are presumed eligible.
2. Benefit Letters: Households can provide an income eligibility form from one of the following benefit programs:
   • Public housing (state or federal)
   • Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
   • State housing vouchers: MRVP, AHVP, DMH, or DDS housing vouchers
   • LIHEAP
   • Massachusetts subsidized childcare
   • Veterans Chapter 115 benefits
3. Self-Submitted Documents:
   • Annual income may be verified by 2020 Form 1040 (s); OR
   • Monthly income may be verified by two paystubs from the past 60 days, plus social most recent benefit letters (security, child support, unemployment, etc)

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• English - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Chinese - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Haitian Creole - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Khmer - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Portuguese - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Russian - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Spanish - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document
• Vietnamese - Federal ERAP Application Guidance Document

Q: Can I apply if I ma having a hardship for the next month's rent.
A: Yes

Q: If I got assistance before, can they apply again?
A: Yes, as long as it's not for the same month you received assistance for previously.

Q: Do I use the same application link for mortgage, rent and utilities?
A: Yes.

Q: What happens if I submit a partial application?
A: Avoid this if at all possible. partial applications will create significant delays in you receiving assistance.

Q: How do I prove a COVID financial hardship?
A: Applicants can simply provide a short self-statement (written or verbal) connecting their housing emergency with the COVID-19 crisis. Third-party verification or documentation verifying loss of income is not needed.

• Declaration form The federal eviction moratorium prohibits property owners from evicting people who cannot pay rent. You must fill out this declaration form (English, Español, Português, 中文, Français, Kriolu Kabuverdianu, Kreyòl ayisyen, Soomaali, русский, Tiếng Việt, or عربى) and present it to your landlord.
• Landlords must follow a legal process. If you present your landlord a declaration form, it makes it more difficult to evict you.
• If you received a Notice to Quit or Eviction Summons and Complaint from the Court, please contact GBLS & CELHP. Boston also provides an excellent "how to respond to an eviction" page for more information about legal resources. 

• COVID-19 Eviction Diversion: Receiving a Notice to Quit

A landlord cannot force you out by changing the locks or shutting off the utilities. 

Landlords must follow a legal eviction process. If the landlord has changed your locks, please call the police. You should also report the landlord to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Consumer Complaint Hotline: You can call Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm, at 617-727-8400, or submit online. 

When to contact Inspectional Services: 

• If your apartment needs repairs or is in code violation: 
• If your utilities have been shut off.
• If you feel that you are being discriminated against

If those sound like your situation, contact Michael Wells, Director of Inspectional Services or 3-1-1 ( 781-286-8311).

• Fill out this Common Housing Application for Massachusetts Programs.
• Visit HousingWorks for additional resources
• Use Metro Housing Boston to search for affordable housing. 
• MassAccess: The accessible Housing Registry.
• Mass.gov Affordable Housing.
• Visit MassLegalHelp website.

Address: 437 Revere St., Revere, MA 02151
Phone: (339) 440-5633
Weekdays: Tuesday & Thursday 
Hours: 10 AM - 2 PM
Website: http://healthinnovationsinc.com/

The City of Revere’s Substance Use Disorder Initiatives (SUDI) Office has partnered with Health Innovations to support those experiencing unsheltered homelessness. 

Health Innovations is located at the SUDI Office every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM - 2 PM. All services are free and confidential, and no is appointment necessary. 

The program is staffed by a nurse practitioner and harm reduction specialist who speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Services include, but are not limited to:

Street Outreach and Engagement

• Conduct outreach to homeless encampments and other locations where high risk populations and members of their social networks congregate
• Access to basic needs prioritized by clients, e.g., distributing basic necessities and harm reduction supplies
• Provide health education and information about health and community services
• Reinforce positive behaviors, and facilitate client empowerment

Harm Reduction

• Conduct HIV, Hepatitis B & C, STI and COVID testing
• Provide information on preventing transmission of infectious diseases, and safe injection practices
• Conduct Comprehensive individual risk assessment including sexual risk, drug use risk, mental health, etc.
• Provide training on how to use condoms correctly and consistently
• Provide access to Syringe Service Programs
• Conduct overdose education and prevention, and provision of naloxone 

Case Management

• Linkage to emergency shelters and housing resources 
• Link clients to Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) providers 
• Enroll or re-enroll in Mass Health and Medicaid, and assist with other public benefits 
• Assist clients and choosing a provider of choice or re-engaging, including connection to health insurance
• Triage and refer to appropriate level of care
• Troubleshoot pharmacy related barriers
• Provide active referrals to substance abuse treatment and other social services

100 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
Phone: (617) 573-1100
Days: First Wednesday of the month
Hours: 10:00 AM
Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/housing-and-community-development

The CoC is a regional body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless individuals and families. The City of Revere is part of the Balance of the State CoC, which is the only CoC managed by the Dept. of Housing & Community Development. 

The CoC prioritizes helping those experiencing unsheltered homelessness and living in shelters the streets access to permanent housing with ongoing support services. This included:

• Funding permanent supported housing for over 800 formerly homeless individuals and families
• Conducting street outreach to homeless people living in places people would not normally live (abandoned buildings, under bridges, in their cars, etc.) in an effort to get them into a more safe environment
• Working with CoC members in an effort to help better coordinate homeless services in the CoC jurisdiction
• Increasing the number of housing units to be made available by leveraging other local and state resources to provide the services

Who is Eligible?

Homeless individuals and families with a disabling condition, and a long-term need for ongoing help to access and maintain housing

How to Access CoC Resources

People interested in applying for CoC-funded housing through Balance of State should discuss his or her needs with local homeless service providers, and/or with a worker representing a state agency funded provider. These service providers can help complete a Coordinated Entry Overview application packet.  

If you don’t know of a service provider, applications may be obtained by either:

• calling 617-573-1390
• using this link to email a request or
• by downloading these forms
• Instructions for completing the Balance of State CoC Coordinated Entry forms
• Applications Packet
• Instrucciones de entrada coordinadas
• Evaluación y formularios en Español

 For help in accessing an emergency shelter, either speak with a local homeless service provider, if you know of one, or follow this link to the Service Provider Listing.