Landlords can start the eviction process despite moratorium, government says
Landlords nationwide can start the eviction process while a federal moratorium remains in place, according to a government memo released Friday, and they’re not required to tell renters about the protections they’re entitled to.
The updated guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the Justice Department come as eviction protections in several states have expired and Congress so far hasn’t reached an agreement on the next stimulus bill, leaving millions at risk of losing their homes.
“While purporting to clarify the order, the guidance issued on Friday complicates it,” said Solomon Greene, senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. “These late additions to the original order seem designed to allow landlords to intimidate tenants into leaving sooner.”
The eviction moratorium from the CDC that followed the president’s executive order postponed all evictions until December 31, but the new memo leaves several loopholes that helps landlords pressure tenants to leave prior to the deadline.
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