Nearly a year after D.C. launched its Homeowner Assistance Fund to aid homeowners who had fallen behind on mortgages and other payments during the pandemic, only a fraction of the money has been disbursed.
those who applied by Sept. 30 and requires banks to notify homeowners in default of the HAF program.“The time limited nature of the protection is particularly troubling given that DC’s Homeowner Assistance Fund was one of the last in the country to open, with the full program not opening until June 22, 2022,” Horng wrote in a blog postfrom the D.C. Council last month.
Attorneys from Legal Aid D.C., who represent dozens of homeowners seeking relief from the HAF, said they have seen some clients’ applications approved quickly — in under two months — but getting bills paid is a different story. Community advocates and lawyers said it seems that D.C. is prioritizing cases in which condo fees are at issue. But that has left other homeowners feeling forgotten.
D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George , who pushed for the council to extend its protection for HAF applicants through the end of September, declined to say whether she would again attempt to extend protections for HAF applicants. But, in a statement to The Post, she said the government must do more to make homeowners aware of the HAF and what it covers.
“For those who remain at risk of foreclosure, DHCD is working closely with the judicial system, legal advocates and foreclosure prevention counselors to ensure that judges are aware of applicants’ program status at foreclosure hearings by providing daily reports to foreclosure counselors in the court room,” Livingstone wrote.
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