On Tuesday, Congresswoman Cori Bush, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and over three dozen of their colleagues introduced the Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021 to enact an urgently needed nationwide eviction moratorium. In direct response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s initial eviction moratorium on the grounds that …
Read More »Bill to Expand Access to Emergency Rental Assistance Funds Introduced
Yesterday, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced legislation to improve and expand access to emergency rental assistance by allowing individuals to apply for funds at public schools, libraries, transit systems, housing authorities, the United States Postal Service, and other public entities. $40 billion in rental assistance is still sitting, waiting to …
Read More »Supreme Court Strikes Down CDC Eviction Moratorium
The Supreme Court late Thursday ruled against the national eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the health agency exceeded its authority in issuing the ban. The moratorium was originally put in place by Congress last year, but that elapsed in July. Then-President Donald Trump …
Read More »Federal Judge Leaves CDC’s Reinstated Eviction Moratorium In Place
A federal judge has denied a request by a group of landlords to block the CDC’s recently reinstated eviction moratorium. U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled that despite her belief the CDC does not have the authority to enact the ban, her hands were tied based on a previous ruling from an …
Read More »Landlords File Lawsuit To Block New CDC Eviction Moratorium
A group of landlords are challenging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new temporary eviction moratorium, calling the Biden administration’s action “nakedly political” and “unlawful” in a lawsuit filed in federal court. “[T]he CDC caved to the political pressure by extending the moratorium, without providing any legal basis,” the …
Read More »How Cori Bush’s protest led to a new eviction moratorium
The CDC’s new moratorium doesn’t cover the entire nation, but it offers relief for tenants and reduces the potential for COVID transmission in some communities. Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th For days, Rep. Cori Bush demanded that President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Congress move to reinstate a …
Read More »Biden Administration Issues New Limited Eviction Moratorium
The Biden administration is issuing a new eviction moratorium in the wake of criticism from liberal lawmakers after a previous ban on evictions was allowed to expire over the weekend. According to details released late Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the new moratorium will be more …
Read More »Democrats Are Scrambling To Reinstate Eviction Moratorium
Democrats are looking to reinstate the now expired eviction moratorium to avoid a public health emergency. The federal eviction moratorium expired on July 31, 2021. Last week, two days before the eviction moratorium expired, President Joe Biden asked Congress to extend the suspension, which protects renters from being evicted for …
Read More »Millions Of Americans Risk Eviction As Virus Cases Spike
Millions of Americans could soon find themselves homeless, as a nationwide ban on evictions expired on Saturday against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing. With billions in government funds meant to help renters still untapped, President Joe Biden last week urged Congress to extend the 11-month-old moratorium …
Read More »President Biden Wants Congress To Extend Eviction Moratorium
President Joe Biden wants Congress to extend the eviction moratorium. The ban, which stops landlords from evicting tenants that are behind on rent, ends on Saturday. The President is also calling for the United States Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to extend their eviction ban …
Read More »President Biden Announced Mortgage Relief Program For Homeowners
President Joe Biden announced a new mortgage relief program for homeowners with federal loans on Friday. Homeowners’ monthly mortgage could be reduced by up to 25%. “[M]any homeowners will need deeper assistance due to pandemic-related income loss. For example, due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, some homeowners …
Read More »Federal Court Deems CDC Eviction Moratorium Unlawful
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded their authority when they temporarily suspended evictions. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that the agency …
Read More »Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Through July
The eviction moratorium is being extended through July. The federal eviction ban was set to expire at the end of the month. This is the fourth time that the eviction ban has been extended. The CDC says this is intended to be the final extension of the eviction moratorium. To go …
Read More »CDC Eviction Moratorium To Remain In Place For Now
A federal judge has agreed to keep the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) eviction moratorium in place while the Biden administration appeals the judge’s May 5 decision. U.S District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich said that controlling the spread of COVID-19 is more important than the potential loss of revenue …
Read More »DOJ Appeals Federal Judge’s Eviction Moratorium Ruling
The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that strikes down the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s moratorium on evictions. On Wednesday, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the CDC had exceeded its authority when it extended the …
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