Alachua County offers Tenant Legal Helpline
October 19, 2023
Staff report
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County is partnering with Florida Legal Services to assist renters with landlord issues. An individual seeking assistance must be a current Alachua County resident, must be a tenant listed on a lease for the rental unit, and must not exceed the 80% Area Median Income threshold.
The monthly income limits depend on household size:
- One person: $4,046
- 2 people: $4,625
- 3 people: $5,204
- 4 people: $5,779
- 5 people: $6,242
- 6 people: $6,704
- 7 people: $7,167
- 8 people: $7,629
Anyone needing legal help with an eviction, repair or lease issues, or other tenant issues can call 888-780-0443.
How much is this going to cost the taxpayers? FIX THE ROADS!
Can neighbors use it too?
Is their a Landlord helpline to get rid of non paying bums? Is their help for landlords who have their property destroyed by “tenants” who haven’t paid rent since before covid? Yeah thought so …
Prior to assisting a tenant, this new agency’s representatives should be required to visit the property and see if the tenant is destroying it. I never met a landlord that wanted to get rid of somebody who took care of the property, wasn’t a nuisance to the neighbors and made an honest effort to pay the rent timely.