The need for help with housing problems by low-income Floridians is apparently rapidly increasing because of the COVID-19 pandemic but the peak demands aren’t expected until next year.

Legal aid agencies are also helping Floridians who may have had trouble getting their federal stimulus checks and dealing with other continuing issues, including domestic violence cases.

“We’re definitely seeing increases [in housing cases]. I don’t think we’re at surge levels yet because with evictions the [federal Centers for Disease Control] moratorium was extended until December 31,” said Leslie Powell-Boudreaux, executive director of Legal Services of North Florida.