Need help paying your mortgage after Hurricane Matthew? Check this out

The Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors, in partnership with the National Association of Realtors, is offering relief assistance to Hurricane Matthew victims in Beaufort County through the Realtor Relief Fund.

The fund will provide mortgage or rent relief of up to $1,000 to qualified individuals, according to a Beaufort County news release.

Assistance is available to qualified applicants toward one of the following:

▪ Monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence damaged by Hurricane Matthew

▪ Rental cost of temporary shelter due to displacement from the primary residence resulting from the storm.

Residents must complete an application and submit it with other required documents, outlined on the Hilton Head Area Association’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hhaaor.

The application deadline is Jan. 31, 2017, according the news release.

Residents are encouraged to apply early as the funds will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. All grants are contingent upon the availability of funds, the release said.

This story was originally published December 19, 2016 at 8:34 AM with the headline "Need help paying your mortgage after Hurricane Matthew? Check this out."