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Sheila Ambert says she did everything she was supposed to do to be protected from eviction by an order from the CDC. But her landlord is pushing ahead trying to evict her anyway. Housing advocates say the protections need to be strengthened.

Renters Are Getting Evicted Despite CDC Order — 'I'm Scared'

1:04pm February 12, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Some landlords are evicting tenants despite an order from the CDC aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 by preventing evictions. That has led to calls to strengthen protections.

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Tenants' rights advocates protesting evictions during the pandemic in Boston this month. They want the Biden administration to not only extend, but also strengthen, an eviction order from the CDC aimed at keeping people in their homes during the outbreak.

Biden To Extend Order Limiting Pandemic Evictions

3:16pm January 20, 2021

by Chris Arnold

On his first day in office, the president plans to sign an executive order extending the CDC's moratorium on evictions. Housing advocates say the CDC rule needs to be strengthened.

Have You Been Evicted During The Pandemic, Or Afraid Of Losing Your Home?

12:09pm January 05, 2021

by Chris Arnold

NPR wants to hear from you if you have lost income and couldn't pay rent to your landlord or needed a mortgage forbearance.

As RV Wastewater Pilot Program coordinator for Seattle Public Utilities, Chris Wilkerson visits people living in motor homes and trailers and offers to pump out their waste for free.

Homeless In Seattle Get Help From City Waste Pumper

11:49am January 03, 2021

by Erin Slomski-Pritz

The city has noticed a rise in illegal sewage spills as the number of people living out of RVs and other vehicles has increased dramatically.

A protester holds up an eviction-related sign in Washington, D.C. The coronavirus rescue package just passed in Congress sets aside $25 billion for rental assistance and extends a CDC order aimed at preventing evictions.

COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Stave Off Historic Wave Of Evictions

5:08pm December 24, 2020

by Chris Arnold

A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.

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Evictions Continue Despite Moratorium, Court Closures

3:57pm December 18, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

With North Carolina courts closed for in-person appearances through mid-January due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, eviction hearings are temporarily put on pause.

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A demonstrator holds a sign in the Mission in San Francisco on Nov, 16 calling for shelter-in-place hotel rooms to remain available for unhoused residents.

California Struggles To House Thousands Of Homeless Placed In Hotels During Pandemic

8:07am December 10, 2020

by Erin Baldassari

When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.

A homeless man walks downtown in East Liverpool, Ohio. Efforts to register homeless voters in the state have relied on churches and shelters volunteering to receive mail-in ballots for people with no permanent address.

In Cleveland, Homeless Get A Helping Hand With Mail-In Ballots

3:28pm October 14, 2020

by Taylor Haggerty

James Harrison is one of around 150 people now able to vote thanks to registration drives aimed at making sure the democratic process is accessible to everyone, regardless of housing status.

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During their patrol of the Bear Creek Greenway, Jackson County Sheriff's deputies walk through a years-old encampment that deputies call "the Hobbit House."

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'Your Help Doesn't Help Me.' Unsheltered In Oregon Tire Of Being Shuffled Around

3:00pm July 17, 2020

by April Ehrlich

As the coronavirus shut down homeless shelters in Southern Oregon, civic leaders told those in need to relocate to the nearby woods. Now sheriff's deputies are relocating them before fire season.

Lavon (here before the pandemic) considers herself fortunate compared with other people without housing.

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For Portland, Ore., Woman, Home These Days Is Where She Parks Her Minivan

7:04pm June 23, 2020

by Nellie Gilles

Naida Lavon, 67, was recently furloughed from her job because of the pandemic and lost her housing in March. Now, she lives out of her minivan as she navigates the changed world around her.

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