California Mortgage Relief Program expands eligibility requirements for homeowners who experience pandemic-related financial hardships
SACRAMENTO – The California Mortgage Relief Program expanded eligibility requirements to offer funding to a greater number of California homeowners who have fallen behind on housing payments due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program has modified the past-due requirement to include homeowners who missed payments in the first half of 2022, expanded the income eligibility and will now cover past-due property taxes for more homeowners.“Many California homeowners, like many renters, felt the impact of COVID-19 on their household finances, putting them at risk of losing the homes they’ve worked so hard for,” Lourdes Castro Ramírez, secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, said. “I’m proud of the partnership with the U.S. Treasury,