United StatesSPECIAL REPORT Giant U.S. landlords pursue evictions despite CDC ban
Michelle ConlinMichelle Conlin
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Lichelle Reynolds stands with her attorney Allegra Fung outside her home in Riverview, Florida, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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Marvia Robinson was dead tired from a week of overnight long-haul trips when she nosed her Greyhound bus into the station in deep predawn darkness. Still, the 63-year-old driver kept a friendly lilt in her voice as she said goodbye to the riders filing past her and stepping off the bus.
âRough night,â she said minutes later, walking toward her Toyota Corolla in the parking lot. âI had to put two off in Tallahassee, for drinking, and then another one in Ocala.â She longed to go home to sleep.
Memphis faces eviction crisis after court strikes down federal ban By Irina Ivanova NYC renter behind nearly $20,000 in payments
On paper, Americans who have fallen behind on the rent are protected from eviction until July under a federal order. But at least three courts have recently issued rulings effectively nixing the eviction protection, leaving renters around the U.S. a step closer to homelessness.
Nowhere is this more evident than Memphis, Tennessee, according to legal experts and housing advocates. Local housing laws favor landlords over tenants, and while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s moratorium and local restrictions temporarily slowed evictions, the federal court in the state s Western district ruled last month that the federal government likely exceeded its authority when it moved to halt evictions.
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