County of Pitt issued the following announcement on Aug. 28.
The Pitt County Department of Social Services has received approval from the North Carolina Department of Commerce to help more tenants who owe back rent due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some tenants are now eligible even if they have not received eviction notices. The expanded program offers up to six months of rent payments for Pitt County residents who lease apartments, houses, mobile homes, or mobile home lots. Eligible tenants must either have received an eviction notice from the sheriff or have paid their last month’s rent, but still have unpaid rent from earlier in the pandemic.
Tenants may apply for help at PittCountyNC.gov/Eviction, or by calling 252-751-9900. Nonqualifying tenants will be referred to other rental assistance programs. Citizens at risk of having their utilities shut off can call 252-751-9900 to request emergency help, or visit PittCountyNC.gov/Utilities.
For more information about emergency eviction assistance, visit Frequently Asked Questions or call DSS at 252-751-9900.
Original source can be found here.
Source: County of Pitt
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