If you know homeowners who are late on mortgage, property tax, property insurance or homeowner/condo fee payments, remind them to submit their applications for financial assistance through the Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) by 11:59 p.m., Tues., Oct. 31.

That’s the deadline set by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA).

To qualify for assistance, homeowners must meet several criteria:

• Have a household income at or below 150 percent of the area’s median income,
• Own and occupy a home in Illinois as a primary residence,
• Experienced a financial hardship after Jan. 21, 2020, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including hardships that began before that date but continued after.

REALTORS® can use a downloadable toolkit to share this important information with property owners, property managers, consumers and community leaders.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected] or call 866-454-3571.