IMPACTED TENANTS' FUND

St. Louis Revised Code tit. 25, ch. 25.78

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St. Louis Revised Code § 25.78.010 Definitions.

25.78.010 - Definitions. "Act of God" means an event or occurrence that is the result of natural causes and could not have been prevented or controlled by the exercise of reasonable care, foresight, or due diligence. Such events include, but are not limited to, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other extreme natural phenomena. "Code Official" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 25.56.020. "Condemnation for occupancy" or "condemned" is an order issued by the Code Official prohibiting persons from occupying and being present on the premises of a specified dwelling due to building code violations until such violations have been addressed and the order is rescinded. "Eligible tenant" is a tenant of a rental dwelling unit who is forced to relocate due to condemnation for occupancy of such dwelling unit either due to the landlord's failure to maintain the rental unit in conformance with code requirements or due to a residential property destroyed or damaged by an Act of God of such magnitude as to activate the City Emergency Management Agency and results in the structure being unoccupied and uninhabitable. "Impacted Tenants' Fund" is a fund established and managed by the City to provide a program of financial assistance to eligible tenants. "Tenant" shall mean a resident of the City who legally occupies a rental dwelling unit with the property owner's consent and is obligated to pay rent. (Ord. No. 72002, § 1, 6-3-2025; Ord. No. 71840, § 1, 5-1-2024.)

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.78.020 Establishment of the impacted tenants' fund.

25.78.020 - Establishment of the impacted tenants' fund. The Comptroller of the City of St. Louis is hereby authorized and directed to establish a special account to be known as the Impacted Tenants' Fund in which certain funds as described in this chapter shall be deposited. The Impacted Tenants' Fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds, and all interest generated on deposited funds shall accrue to the Impacted Tenants' Fund. All funds in the Impacted Tenants' Fund are appropriated to the Department of Human Services. The Director of the Department of Human Services is hereby authorized to make, negotiate, and execute all contracts or other documents on behalf of the City to expend such funds for reasonable administrative costs and to distribute such funds to eligible tenants. All contract agreements shall be subject to applicable City ordinances, policies, and procedures governing City contracts. The Comptroller is authorized and directed to issue warrants upon the City Treasury for payment of all expenditures authorized in this chapter provided that such warrants do not exceed the total amount of funds appropriated by this chapter. (Ord. No. 71840, § 2, 5-1-2024.)

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.78.030 Rules for approval of applications for assistance.

25.78.030 - Rules for approval of applications for assistance. Eligible tenants may receive financial assistance through the Impacted Tenants' Fund on a first-come-first-serve basis, subject to funding availability. The Director of the Department of Human Services is authorized to implement rules for approval of applications for assistance upon approval of such rules by the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee. Each eligible tenant whose application is approved will receive financial assistance equal to one (1) month's rent based on the fair market rent for apartments of the same size or type as the one the eligible tenant is being forced to relocate from, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent statistics for the St. Louis Metro Area, as determined by HUD on an annual basis. The 2022 and 2023 Fair Market Rent statistics are shown on Exhibit A to Ord. No. 71840 for information. (Ord. No. 71840, § 2, 5-1-2024.)

Source: City of St. Louis, Missouri, Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis, 2020, Annotated, and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/st._louis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25BUCO_CH25.78IMTEFUFetched: 11/1/2026