Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Henry County offering rental assistance in COVID-19 relief

Henry County offering rental and utility assistance for those who have lost income because of COVID-19.
Henry County offering rental and utility assistance for those who have lost income because of COVID-19.
By Leon Stafford
April 19, 2021

Henry County has launched a COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program for residents struggling to pay rent and utilities.

Assistance, which is available for both landlords and tenants, includes help paying for utilities such as gas, water/sewer, electricity and Internet, the county says. Security deposits for individuals who have lost income due to COVID-19 also are available.

To qualify for the program, applicants need to show an inability to pay the full or a portion of past due rent and utilities, inability to pay security deposit as a result of loss of income or hospitalization from COVID-19 or a diagnosis of having the disease. Applicants also must have qualified for unemployment benefits as a result of the coronavirus.

For information visit www.henryerap.org. County residents may also email contact@henryerap.org or call (855) 436-7926.

About the Author

Leon Stafford covers south metro government

More Stories

Keep Reading

Fulton County's main jail on Rice Street is desperately understaffed and in unacceptable condition, a court-appointed monitor says in a new report. (AJC File)

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Unsupervised inmates would destroy new Fulton jail, report says

A damning report says Fulton County's jail staffing crisis is so bad that unsupervised detainees with makeshift weapons would immediately tear apart any new facility.

Man to serve life for killing teen after stealing $8 in botched drug deal

Georgia man to serve life for killing teen after stealing $8 in botched drug deal

Cobb officer fired, charged with distributing obscene material

Matthew Clements Abbott, 36, is facing charges of distribution of obscene material, two counts of public indecency and violation of oath by a public officer.

The Latest

Because of the large number of trucks on Georgia roads, the state leads the nation in moving violations by commercial drivers this year (22,091) and drug and alcohol offenses (677), writes Doug Turnbull. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Gridlock Guy: Big trucks have an outsize impact. Meet the unit policing them.

Unsupervised inmates would destroy new Fulton jail, report says

Man to serve life for killing teen after stealing $8 in botched drug deal

Featured

In 2022, Georgia Power projected its winter peak electricity demand would grow by about 400 megawatts by 2031. Since then, Georgia has experienced a boom of data centers, which require a large load of electricty to run, and Georgia Power's recent forecast shows peak demand growing by 20 times the 400-megawatt estimate from just three years ago. (Illustration by Philip Robibero/AJC)

Credit: Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC

DATA SURGE

Data centers need a lot more juice. Georgia consumers fear being squeezed.

Data centers, utilities and regulators in Georgia have pledged that facilities will pay their fair share of the infrastructure costs they incur. Not everyone is so sure.

Dragon Con’s lifetime membership program cost: $250 in 1993, now $4,500

Dragon Con has an Eternal membership program that started in 1993 for $250 and is now $4,500. About 15 people a year buy into it. But is it worth it?

Georgia HS football rankings: McEachern earns highest ranking since 2019

McEachern debuts in the Class 6A rankings at No. 6 after defeating then-No. 6 North Cobb. Find out who else moved into and out of the Georgia high school football rankings.