TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Mar 16, 2021

U.S. District Judge for the Western District Mark Norris yesterday ruled that the Centers for Disease Control exceeded its legal authority by issuing an order halting evictions, the Daily Memphian reports. The ruling clears the way for landlords in the Western District of Tennessee’s 22 counties to resume evicting tenants who are late in paying rent. Norris ruled in favor of seven Memphis-area landlords and property management firms who filed suit in September. They argued that Congress never authorized the CDC to impose the order. Congress did approve a six-month halt on evictions last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After it expired, the CDC extended the moratorium with the support of former President Donald Trump. However, Norris ruled there was no law authorizing the CDC to impose the order.