Wave of evictions could be coming for nation's renters

I feel really bad for people who might be evicted just because they can't afford to pay rent because they have lost work due to Covid-19. On the other hand, I know there are some people who deserve to be evicted. I think what would be best would be sufficient monetary support so that people could afford to pay their rent, while still allowing problem tenants to be evicted.

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/508802-wave-of-evictions-could-be-coming-for-nations-renters


By Niv Elis and J. Edward Moreno - 07/24/20 06:00 AM EDT


The federal moratorium on evictions signed into law in March as part of the CARES Act is set to expire Friday night at midnight, setting up the potential for a wave of evictions in the middle of a pandemic that President Trump acknowledged this week will get worse before it gets better.

It’s possible that the moratorium will be extended as part of a new relief bill, but Congress is mired in negotiations and is not expected to finalize legislation until early August.

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