Federal judge strikes down CDC eviction moratorium in West Tennessee
Evictions set to resume in Memphis By Brandon Richard | March 16, 2021 at 7:36 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 7:38 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Evictions can resume in Memphis, Shelby County and West Tennessee after a federal judge ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) went beyond its authority in issuing an eviction moratorium.
Some call it a victory for the rights of property owners and managers.
Others call it heartbreaking and cruel to people struggling financially during a global pandemic.
The ruling comes on the heels of a report from the United Way of the National Capital Area, which showed that among U.S. cities Memphis had the third-highest number of evictions filed during the pandemic, more than 8,700.
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Plans for a $10 million facelift for the historic Melrose High School in Orange Mound are still in their infancy, but city officials and architects gave more details about the proposed redevelopment of the long-vacant building in a Zoom meeting Thursday.
Over the course of the next two years, the building will be converted into a library and genealogy center with apartments for seniors on the upper floors.
Paul Young, director of the city’s division of housing and community development, said the redevelopment would breathe life back into one of the central institutions in one of Memphis’ most storied districts.