California Extends COVID-Era Mortgage Relief Deadline

The program previously covered payments to March 1, 2023, but now extends to Feb. 1, 2024.
California Extends COVID-Era Mortgage Relief Deadline
The COVID relief program has helped over 30,000 California homeowners catch up on mortgage payments. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Rudy Blalock
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Thousands of Californians who fell behind on their mortgages or property taxes during the pandemic were eligible for federal relief funds as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, but the plan covered only payments from Jan. 1, 2020, to March 1, 2023.

Now the program has been extended for applicants with any missed payments prior to Feb. 1, including those who previously took advantage of the program, according to a press release last month by the California Housing Finance Agency.