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CDC Extends Ban on Evictions, But Use in Tennessee in Doubt

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 29, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today extended a moratorium on evictions through the end of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press reports. The ban was set to expire Wednesday. Initially put in place last year, the ban provides protection for renters out of concern that having families move into shelters or share crowded conditions with relatives or friends during the pandemic would further spread the highly contagious virus. To be eligible, renters must meet an income test, show they have sought government help to pay the rent, declare they can’t pay because of COVID-19 hardships, and affirm they are likely to become homeless if evicted. Use of the moratorium in Tennessee may be in doubt, though, after a federal judge in Memphis struck down the ban as unconstitutional earlier this month. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals today denied a stay in the ruling saying it was unlikely an appeal would be successful.

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