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Housing activists protest evictions in Massachusetts, which recently allowed its sweeping statewide eviction ban to expire. That leaves residents with only a much weaker eviction protection order from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Michael Dwyer/AP
When Tiffany Robinson heard about an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop evictions, it seemed like the life raft she needed. I thought this is going to help, said Robinson, this is going to protect me.
But Robinson soon found out that what s often referred to as the CDC eviction ban is hardly a ban. This year after the coronavirus pandemic hit, Robinson lost her job managing construction sites. She was living in Bridge City, Texas, and was struggling to survive and raise her three kids on unemployment benefits alone. When she started to fall behind on her rent, her landlord filed an eviction c
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Why The CDC Eviction Ban Isn’t Really A Ban: ‘I Have Nowhere To Go’
By Chris Arnold
December 20, 2020
When Tiffany Robinson heard about an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop evictions, it seemed like the life raft she needed.
“I thought this is going to help,” said Robinson, “this is going to protect me.”
But Robinson soon found out that what’s often referred to as the “CDC eviction ban” is hardly a ban. This year after the coronavirus pandemic hit, Robinson lost her job managing construction sites. She was living in Bridge City, Texas, and was struggling to survive and raise her three kids on unemployment benefits alone. When she started to fall behind on her rent, her landlord filed an eviction case.
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A federal evictions moratorium is set to expire on December 31, potentially leaving millions at risk of homelessness.
People of color are most at risk, CNN reported.
In some states, people are already being evicted despite the moratorium, the majority of them being Black or Hispanic.
People of color are most at risk of becoming homeless once a federal eviction moratorium expires at the end of this year, CNN reported.
The federal moratorium was put in place beginning on September 4 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will expire on December 31, and it was estimated that somewhere between 30-40 million Americans could lose their homes without it.
In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker s house in Swampscott, Mass. A moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control in September that protects certain renters from eviction expires at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Renters facing eviction this winter, as the coronavirus pandemic surges in nearly all states, could get a little help from two Catholic organizations, who launched “The Francis Fund” in an effort to provide relief.
Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have each contributed $1 million to a new fund to benefit people “in extreme danger of losing their homes this month,” according to a press release. The money will be distributed by local Catholic Charities agencies throughout the United States.