Tag: centers for disease control and prevention
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Eviction hotspots found in most cities before and during the pandemic
Research at Princeton University shows that a large portion of eviction filings are made by just a few landlords in a handful of buildings. In addition, most cities have neighborhoods that account for the largest share of eviction filings, both before and during the pandemic. Black renters continue to face eviction at rates higher than…
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Landlords: Consider This Before You Choose to Evict
If you are a landlord or rental property manager, some of your tenants might not be paying rent on time or not paying rent at all while COVID-19 continues to affect the nation. Some of these tenants may owe you months of back rent. Now that the CDC’s moratorium on evictions is over, you are…
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What’s next for renters, now that the eviction moratorium is gone?
As the pandemic has dragged on, millions of low-income renters kept their homes because of the national eviction moratorium ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Now that the Supreme Court has struck down the CDC order, what can renters expect as they try to hold off eviction? The help that you…
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Millions of renters at risk as Supreme Court overturns CDC eviction moratorium
The Supreme Court put millions of renters at risk of losing their homes after a ruling on Thursday to end the CDC eviction moratorium. Responding to an emergency petition by landlord groups, the court overturned the national eviction moratorium ordered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The court said that the…
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Supreme Court ends eviction ban
Update: Read more detailed information about the Supreme Court ruling here. Late Thursday night, the Supreme Court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not have authority to place a moratorium (or ban) on evictions for struggling renters. The CDC had implemented a new policy on banning evictions in early August,…
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What the new CDC eviction moratorium means, and how it works
On August 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new moratorium on evictions. Now, landlords and owners are not allowed to evict most tenants until after October 3, 2021. The CDC wants to prevent renters from having to move into congregate settings where COVID-19 spreads, stating that “Such mass evictions and…
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New eviction moratorium protects renters until Oct
Just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moratorium (or ban) on evictions expired, a new policy was issued by the public health agency yesterday. The new moratorium covers renters in areas with many COVID-19 cases, which is about 80% of all counties in the country. The first CDC moratorium order…
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CDC eviction moratorium has expired
Update: A new eviction moratorium that protects renters until October 3rd has been issued by the CDC. Any renter who is behind on rent now faces eviction, after the CDC eviction ban (also known as a moratorium) expired on July 31, 2021. The moratorium was first established in September, 2020 to help renters struggling to…
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Reminder: The CDC eviction moratorium ends in two weeks
Millions of low-income renters have been protected from eviction during the pandemic because of a national eviction moratorium. Although the order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been extended several times, the eviction moratorium will expire on July 31 of this year. Some states and local jurisdictions may still have a…
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Supreme Court lets eviction moratorium stand
The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a national moratorium on evictions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently extended the eviction moratorium through July 31, 2021. The Supreme Court’s decision means that low-income renters will be protected from eviction until the CDC’s order expires. The CDC eviction moratorium had been overturned by…