Tag: eviction moratorium

Far-Left Democrats Want Eviction Moratorium to Last Forever

Commentary Far-left Congressional Democrats Cori Bush (Missouri), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), and Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts) slept in the rough on the Capitol steps over the weekend, surrounded by cases of bottled water, pizza boxes, staffers, and fawning press. These Democrats, who are part of a group who call themselves “The Squad,” are protesting the end of…


Secretary Yellen to Brief House Democrats on Status of Emergency Rental Funds

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will provide an update to House Democrats on Tuesday about the steps being taken to distribute $46.5 billion in federal funds that were allocated to prevent evictions during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Yellen’s upcoming briefing in a Monday letter to Democrats explaining how the House will proceed…


Deep Dive (Aug. 2): 10 Senators Back Bill to Audit CDC Over Virus Guidelines

Millions of Americans who are behind on their rent could soon be evicted after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium expired over the weekend. Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order last August to protect renters, and the CDC added a freeze on evictions in September. It’s been extended three…


House Democrats Urge Biden to Extend Pause on Evictions

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Democrat Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Md.) joined progressives to call on the Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium until Oct. 18. In a written statement on Monday, House Leadership said the pandemic is not over yet…


Unintended Consequences: What They Won’t Tell You About California’s Eviction Moratorium

Commentary Much has been written about tenants who fall through the cracks of the well-intentioned rent and eviction moratoriums. In the course of that dialogue, any discussion about the moratorium’s effects on landlords and property owners has become lost in the shuffle. As a result, next to nothing has been said about small landlords and…


Whatever Happened to Property Rights?

Commentary I’m no lawyer, that’s for sure, and so I don’t have expertise on the intricacies of the law, but I am angry as a hornet by the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the federal “eviction moratorium.” On Tuesday, the high court in a divided 5-4 opinion will allow the moratorium to continue until August….


Supreme Court Votes to Keep CDC’s Eviction Moratorium in Place Through July

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to keep the nationwide moratorium on evictions implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in place for another month. In a 5-4 vote, the court rejected a plea by landlords to end the ban on evictions that was put in place amid the CCP (Chinese…


Biden Administration Extends Eviction Moratorium by ‘One Final Month’

WASHINGTON—The Biden Administration announced on June 24 the extension of the national moratorium on evictions by one more month to support renters and prevent foreclosures. The current moratorium, which was imposed by the CDC in response to hardships caused by the pandemic, was scheduled to expire on June 30. The Centers for Disease Control and…


California Cities Rush to Provide Relief to Renters  

California’s eviction moratorium for renters is set to expire June 30, but some cities and counties are passing emergency ordinances to extend the prohibition of evictions. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 7 extended the city and county’s moratorium on evictions until September. Its ordinance seeks to extend the renter protection from evictions, non-payments of rent, and…


Supreme Court Asked To Halt CDC Eviction Moratorium

Alabama and Georgia real estate agents asked the Supreme Court to block a federal moratorium on evictions that was imposed last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in hopes of curbing the spread of the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Congress enacted a nationwide moratorium on evictions and extended its…