Pinellas County Rent Assistance Program is Open

Pinellas County's Emergency Rent Assistance Program is available to assist households who had a loss of income due tot he COVID-19 Pandemic. Please visit Pinellas County's website to find out what documents are needed and the application process. 

 If you received rent assistance under the City's program, you will still need register the first time you login to the Pinellas County Application Portal.  The County is using the same program the City used, but the accounts are not linked.

Eviction Moratorium Extended:
The federal Eviction Moratorium was extended until July 31, 2021.  The moratorium only applies to households that had a loss of income related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and are actively making efforts to make timely partial payments on rent and are actively working on applying for rent assistance.  The moratorium does not protect evictions for other lease violations.

Households must provide the Eviction Protection Declaration form to their landlord for eviction protection under the moratorium.