New Jersey Congressional Delegation Wants Murphy to Dole out More Federal Money to Tenants and Landlords

Old houses on a local street in Newark, N.J., on June 6, 2017, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP via Getty Images

Democratic congressional representatives want New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to give more federal money to help struggling tenants and landlords.

The state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) says it has already allocated about 60 percent of the first portion of $353 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds allocated to the state. States must spend 65 percent of the first allocation of ERAP funds by Sept. 30, a DCA spokesperson said.