eviction moratorium

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will seek a stay to keep a citywide eviction moratorium in place after a housing court judge on Monday struck down the policy in a ruling that called the temporary ban an “overreach of power.” Housing Court Justice Irene Bagdoian sided with a landlord and a constable who challenged the moratorium that former Acting Mayor Kim…

Maine has been efficient in distributing money from rental assistance programs, staving off mass evictions. State data shows Maine has been faster than most states in distributing rental assistance from two congressional COVID-19 relief packages, the Bangor Daily News reported. The prevented evictions due to non-payment of rent as a patchwork of federal prohibitions on evictions expired in recent weeks….

On Monday, the weekly jobless benefit boost will end and the federal eviction moratorium already ended, leaving many Americans concerned about how they will handle the effects of the pandemic.

Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans

Landlords and real estate industry leaders criticized a new citywide eviction moratorium in Boston, contending that it would slow the region’s economic recovery from the pandemic amid rumblings that a potential legal challenge might soon take shape. The Small Property Owners Association, a landlord group that led the successful push for a ballot question banning rent control in 1994, said…

Boston declared a moratorium on evictions in the city on Tuesday and is working to set up a $5 million fund to prevent foreclosures, officials announced.

Boston declared a moratorium on evictions in the city on Tuesday and is working to set up a $5 million fund to prevent foreclosures, officials announced. The move comes less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal eviction moratorium, allowing evictions to resume. “My housing stability agenda protects renters with a new eviction moratorium in…

The Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s temporary ban on evictions, put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court’s decision blocks the temporary ban on evictions enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The court’s action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months.

A federal appeals court says a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now

A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal

A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal is deeply skeptical of the Biden administration’s new order, but says she may lack the power to do anything about it