Louisville Metro may soon direct a small portion of more than $38 million in eviction relief funding allocated by the state to critical rental assistance after advocates raised alarms last week.
Marilyn Harris, the director of Develop Louisville, the city agency that works on housing stability, told a group of housing stability advocates Louisville may commit at least $5 million to help address nearly 2,400 rental aid applications that have not been processed. The funds would cover rent payments previously owed by tenants and be issued to them as direct payments, the advocates, from groups such as the Association of Community Ministries and the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, said.
