eviction moratorium

In this 2020 file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass., calling for evictions to be halted.

Politics & Government

With evictions on the rise, House Democrats team up to push new housing protections

5:01am February 10, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Three Democrats are hoping to provide a legislative lifeline to tenants facing eviction. But the bill faces some steep hurdles in Congress.

Explainer: Will NC Tenants Be Evicted When Moratorium Ends?

12:58pm July 30, 2021

by Associated Press

Housing

'Warning Signs' Of An Eviction Crisis Are Growing

6:00am July 16, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium has been in place since September of last year and is set to expire at the end of this month.

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The Texas Supreme Court has allowed an emergency order to expire. Housing groups warn that this could result in thousands of people losing their homes to eviction. Tenants' rights advocates, like those pictured here in Boston, have pushed for stronger pro

Texas Courts Open Eviction Floodgates: 'We Just Stepped Off A Cliff'

5:13pm April 07, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Judges in Texas are being told it's not their job to enforce a CDC order aimed at stopping evictions. Housing groups fear that a wave of unnecessary evictions will leave thousands homeless.

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Gregory Curry has had almost all his belongings in boxes and in a storage locker since he was evicted in August. He spent more than seven months struggling to survive financially and unable to find another landlord willing to rent to him.

Evicted And Homeless Due To Pandemic — 'I Literally Had To Sleep In My Car'

10:32am March 30, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Getting evicted during COVID can risk a person's health and doom their ability to find a home. The extension this week of a federal order preventing evictions could save many people from that fate.

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A constable posts an eviction order for nonpayment of rent in October in Phoenix. The CDC is extending an order aimed at preventing evictions.

Economy

Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration

12:17pm March 29, 2021

by Chris Arnold

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.

Tenants' rights advocates demonstrated in Boston in January, calling on the Biden administration to extend the CDC eviction moratorium.

CDC Likely To Extend Eviction Moratorium With Millions Of People Behind On Rent

6:41pm March 19, 2021

by Chris Arnold

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is moving to extend an order aimed at preventing evictions during the pandemic. Housing groups say the order could prevent up to 1 million evictions.