Little Rock woman faces eviction after HUD rental assistance payments failed to reach landlord, nonprofit says

Maria Hoff, a Little Rock resident who says she has paid her required portion of rent under a HUD Continuum of Care program, told THV 11 that she is now facing eviction because the rental assistance payments meant for her landlord were not delivered.

“I’ve always been safe and secure and able to focus on my health … until recently when I say an eviction notice changed everything,” Hoff said in the station’s reported segment. Hoff said she has paid her portion every month and does not understand why subsidy payments failed to arrive.

THV 11 reporter Miyah Ellison said her reporting found an administrative breakdown: People’s Trust, which had been administering the reimbursable grants on behalf of participants, stopped receiving reimbursements earlier this year and voluntarily transferred the grants back to the HUD local field office. “We have voluntarily transferred the grants back to HUD local field office,” People’s Trust president Arla Washington told the station, adding that his staff has received little communication about the status of reimbursements.

Washington said the lack of communication has left both nonprofit staff and program participants uncertain about who is responsible and how quickly payments can be corrected. “It’s very, very difficult when you receive no communication,” he said.

Hoff said she needs a solution by Wednesday to avoid losing her home. The broadcast said reporters had reached out to HUD, the Little Rock Housing Authority and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for clarification and were awaiting responses.

The station’s report framed the problem as an administrative delay in a HUD-funded subsidy program; it did not provide documentation of payment records, and it did not report a definitive agency determination about which office failed to deliver the subsidy to Hoff’s landlord. The story ends with reporters continuing to seek comment from HUD and local housing authorities.