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The federal ban on evictions expires in January. For millions that's when huge problems start. Millions of U.S. renters face the prospect of eviction in January unless federal officials extend protections put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. That month is when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ban on evictions is set to expire. The moratorium protects tenants who have missed monthly rent payments from being thrown out of their homes if they declare financial hardship. The CDC ordered the halt on evictions under the Public Health Service Act, which allows the federal gove...

'The most lopsided economic event imaginable': Wave of evictions threatens Black, Latino tenants POLITICO 12/15/2020 By Katy O'Donnell and Janaki Chadha © Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Demonstrators gather for an anti-eviction rally in Brooklyn on Sept. 1, 2020. As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the nation, it is exacerbating long-existing racial disparities in housing — and those disparities mean that ultimately, even more people could get sick. The expiration of the federal eviction ban at the end of the month will disproportionately hurt Black and Latino ten...

U.S. Poised for Wave of Evictions in January as Federal Ban Expires © John Moore/Getty Images More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic expire unless a last-minute deal is reached to extend them. That month is when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ban on evictions is set to expire. The moratorium protects tenants who have missed monthly rent payments from being thrown out of their homes if they declare financial hardship. The CDC ordered the halt on evictions under the...