CDC will extend national eviction ban through June 30

[DonViejo]

Source: CNBC


PUBLISHED MON, MAR 29 20218:30 AM EDT UPDATED MON, MAR 29 20219:37 AM EDT

Annie Nova
@ANNIEREPORTER

KEY POINTS

The CDC will keep its national moratorium on evictions in effect through June 30.

The protection was slated to expire in just a few days.

The Centers for Disease Control has extended the national ban on evictions through the end of June.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a historic threat to the nation’s public health,” CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. “Keeping people in their homes and out of crowded or congregate settings — like homeless shelters — by preventing evictions is a key step in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19.”

The eviction ban was scheduled to expire in two days, and advocates warned of a spike in evictions if it was not kept in effect.

Around 20% of adult renters said they didn’t pay last month’s rent, according to a survey published in March by the Census Bureau. Closer to 33% of Black renters reported the same.





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[lagomorph777]

1. This doesn't make any sense. I don't think the CDC has any kind of jurisdiction here.

???

[speak easy]

4. Jurisdiction is granted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Section 502.

[lagomorph777]

5. Oh, wow!

That's an even bigger act than I thought.

[truthisfreedom]

2. Isn't this delaying the inevitable?

We need legislative action to provide funds to reimburse landlords. We need a method of negotiating with them to erase these debts.

[cinematicdiversions]

7. Yes it is

Even worse, it is really skewing the housing market. I am not sure that advocates of this realize the amount of rental stock that will disappear once small time landlords start cashing in with sales to make up for a year of losses and forbearance. Some cities like Seattle may have almost no SFH rentals after 2021.

[MichMan]

3. Will the CDC also rule that states and cities have to suspend all property taxes on landlords?

[Angleae]

6. Even though judges have ruled it unconstitutional.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/26/texas-judge-finds-national-eviction-moratorium-unconstitutional-.html
https://saportareport.com/cdc-eviction-ban-struck-down-in-tenn-as-legal-challenge-renewed-in-atlanta/sections/reports/david/
https://www.npr.org/local/305/2020/12/17/947326548/judge-overturns-d-c-s-ban-on-eviction-filings