Tag Archives: Eviction

California may become a ground zero for a homelessness crisis, as the end of the state’s temporary halt to evictions — which officially expired on Thursday — means renters in arrears face the prospect of being forced from their homes. Until September 30, state law automatically banned landlords from evicting people for unpaid rent. However, beginning Friday, tenants with unpaid rent can only be protected from evictions if they have applied for assistance. Tenants are still responsible for… Source link

Nearly a month after the U.S. Supreme Court designed to keep struggling tenants in their homes as COVID-19 surges anew, assistance is slowly going out to millions of people behind on their rent. More than $2.3 billion in federal emergency rental assistance went out in August to some 420,000 households, the most of any month to date since the money was made available, according to the Treasury Department. Despite the uptick in disbursements, however, millions are still living in fear of being… Source link

The Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down the pandemic-era eviction moratorium may arrive too late for many struggling independent landlords, even as it appears to heighten the risk of eviction for tenants behind on their rent. Thursday’s decision by the U.S. high court found that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lacks authority under federal law to impose an eviction ban, which was set to expire on October 3. The court stressed that Congress, rather than… Source link

The Biden administration’s move to extend an eviction moratorium has done little to resolve a looming crisis — or rising tensions between tenants and landlords, with both camps stuck in a cycle of mounting confusion and despair. For now, evictions are again on hold across the U.S.: tenants have until October 3 to obtain government help to pay their rent. However, the extension is already being challenged in court — spearheaded by — where it may not survive legal scrutiny. A growing… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a ban evictions in areas of the country with substantial and high transmission of coronavirus on Tuesday, after a firestorm of criticism from Democrats following the lapse of a previous moratorium on Saturday. “The emergence of the delta variant has led to a rapid acceleration of community transmission in the United States, putting more Americans at increased risk, especially if they are unvaccinated,” CDC Director… Source link