The eviction moratorium started by the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention at the beginning of the COVID crisis more than a year ago comes to an end this weekend. Federal authorities have opened a new web site to provide help to renters who may soon be pushed out of their homes. In an interview with News Center 7, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge said the site is designed to make it easy for renters to check out their options on their own and determine if they might qualify for financial assistance.  >> ‘It means everything’ Urn found at Moraine solid waste plant reunited with grandson “We know within the system there’s about $46 billion total. We know it is enough money to not only pay arrearages but to bring people current and if there are additional resources available, we can even pay so many months in advance,” Fudge said. A link to the site is at the top of the home page of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at ConsumerFinance.gov and it provides options for renters and homeowners who have a mortgage through the VA or FHA. There is also a chapter for apartment owners who are thinking about evicting renters once the moratorium expires. Melissa Tuttle, Clark County Clerk of Courts, said she does expect an increase in both apartment eviction filings in the Municipal Court and for foreclosures with her office. >> Good Samaritan helps reunite man, dog after his car was stolen in Middletown “Some courts have continued to accept eviction filings and they will just hold their hearings after the moratorium is lifted. I know some courts will have backlogs of going through the ones that have already been filed as long as those cases have not been dismissed. And then some courts have not been accepting the filings,” Tuttle said. Monday will be the first business day after the moratorium ends and Tuttle expects many courts will see much more traffic, with a rush to file eviction notices. “There will be a large volume. There are a significant number of people who are not reaching out for assistance that is available to them because they are afraid of filing for that assistance and getting denied,” Tuttle said. >> Richmond murder suspect arrested at Myrtle Beach bowling alley Tuttle added that she expected landlords will be judging whether it is better for them to file for eviction now or to wait and see if the renter can come up with what they owe in the near future. Advice to people who fear they may be evicted now? Tuttle said help is available through local organizations, including Clark County OIC. They can be found at https://oicofclarkco.org/ She also mentioned legal aid through the group Ohio Legal Help at https://www.ohiolegalhelp.org/  so that people can learn more about their legal rights if they are facing eviction. ©2021 Cox Media Group