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A resolution reallocating $2,220,235 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from Fund #30216 to provide legal representation to low and moderate-income Davidson County renters to defend against landlord eviction.
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WHEREAS, RS2024-274 approved a resolution appropriating $1,648,322.00 in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) Funds to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands ("Legal Aid") and $747,000.00 in ARP Funds to Nashville Hispanic Bar Association ("NHBA"), to provide legal representation to low and moderate-income Davidson County renters to defend against landlord eviction; and,
WHEREAS, Legal Aid and NHBA have proposed a continuation of the program that will provide outreach and education, pre-filing legal aid, direct legal representation, and program evaluation, as further described in Exhibit A; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this resolution be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That $1,373,235 from the Covid-19 American Rescue Plan Fund #30216 is hereby reallocated to Legal Aid to be used to administer the program described in Exhibit A attached.
Section 2. That $847,000 from the Covid-19 American Rescue Plan Fund #30216 is hereby reallocated to the Nashville Hispanic Bar Association to be used to administer the program described in Exhibit A attached.
Section 3. That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $2,220,235 in American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") funds from Fund #30216 to provide legal representation to low and moderate-income Davidson County renters to defend against landlord eviction.
Resolution No. RS2022-1559 appropriated $2,395,322 in ARPA funds to the Legal Aid S...
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