Orange County to consider eviction prevention program for tenants and landlords affected by the pandemic

Orange County next week will consider a program designed to help avoid evictions for tenants impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The county may use up to $20 million for the proposed eviction prevention program, which would be administered by the Orange County Bar Association and funded by federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The measure is set to go before the Orange County Commission for a vote Aug. 11. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said during an Aug.…