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News Articles: CDC eviction moratorium

Housing advocates pushing for stronger evictions protections in New York in August, the same month the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal eviction moratorium from the CDC. In the wake of that decision, evictions are now rising in parts of the country that don't have any local protections.

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Evictions rising even as rental help from Congress reaches millions of people

It's not the tsunami of evictions that some experts had feared, but eviction filings are rising sharply in many cities. Meanwhile, $47 billion from Congress to help is finally reaching more renters.

November 11, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
Armetrius Neason poses for a photo inside his room at the Efficiency Lodge hotel outside Atlanta on March 16, 2021. Neason has lived at the hotel for more than five years, but was told during the pandemic he had fallen behind on rent and could be immediately locked out.

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Eviction Moratorium Extended, But Crisis Still Looms For Georgia Renters

On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention imposed a new 60-day eviction moratorium, but the pandemic-field problem of those unable to pay their rent and landlords around the country continues.

August 05, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wants answers from one of the country's largest owners of single-family rental homes. A report from an advocacy group finds that the company has been filing evictions at more than four times the rate in predominantly Black counties as in mostly white counties.

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Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates

A senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.

June 11, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
Mehran Mossaddad is a single dad who drives Uber for a living. But when the pandemic hit, he stopped because he couldn't leave his daughter home alone. He fell behind on rent and is facing eviction.

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Millions Could Face Eviction With Federal Moratorium Ending And A Logjam In Aid

Congress approved $47 billion to help struggling renters avoid eviction. But that money still isn't reaching many who need it. And an eviction moratorium from the CDC expires at the end of the month.

June 10, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
Katrina Chism's landlord filed an eviction case against her after she lost her job during the coronavirus pandemic and fell a month behind on the rent. "Once you get that eviction, no one's going to want you to rent from them," Chism, 41, says.

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Corporate Landlord Evicts Black Renters At Far Higher Rates Than Whites, Report Finds

A report says a corporate landlord run by a former Goldman Sachs partner has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.

June 03, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold

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