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WASHINGTON – A federal judge has thrown out a national moratorium on evictions enacted last year to help Americans who have fallen behind on their rent during the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday the federal government overreached in enacting the ban.
“The court recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious public health crisis that has presented unprecedented challenges for public health officials and the nation as a whole,” Friedrich wrote in a 20-page decision. “The pandemic has triggered difficult policy decisions that have had enormous real-world consequences. The nationwide eviction moratorium is one such decision.”
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday struck down the national eviction moratorium issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last fall, imperiling millions of renters who have suffered financially because of the coronavirus.
Investigators: Rental scams rampant in hot housing market
Scam tracker: Spotting rental rip-offs By Jessica Jaglois | May 3, 2021 at 8:44 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 10:35 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - New data shows Memphis needs more than 30,000 additional rental units in order to house all the people who need affordable places to live.
Lack of inventory coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on the housing market and many renters are falling prey to scammers.
Donna Boyce was looking for a new place to live and thought she’d found a house for $500 per month on Facebook Marketplace.
“When you saw a house for $500, what were you thinking?” asked the Investigators.
DALLAS Not long after he began posting advice last year for people facing eviction during the pandemic, Mark Melton found himself inundated with phone calls and messages.
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