Real Estate
Reading Offering Up To $5K For Rental, Mortgage Help
The town will cover up to two mortgage or rent payments for residents in need of assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
READING, MA — The town is offering a temporary Rental and Mortgage Assistance Program to provide relief to eligible homeowners and tenants. Reading partnered with the Reading Co-Operative Bank Charitable Foundation to help administer the grant.
Coverage will be for up to two mortgage or rent payments for a maximum of $5,000 per applicant/address. The relief program is funded through the CARES Act and must be given out by Dec. 30.
The program is open to Reading residents and those with students in the Reading Public Schools. Applicants will need evidence of COVID-19 harm, evidence of rent or mortgage delinquency, landlord name or mortgagor, contact information, payment amount and account number of mortgage statement.
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Applications are due by Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. Visit the town of Reading website to complete the application online or print a paper copy: https://www.readingma.gov/home/pages/rental-and-mortgage-assistance-program
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