Low- and middle-income renters affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic emergency in New Jersey will benefit from a rental assistance plan starting in July.

On May 29, Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver announced the COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program. The program, with over $100 million in funding, will provide rental assistance to low- and moderate-income households that have had a substantial reduction in income as a result of the pandemic, including those who are…