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Tenants Facing Eviction Help Introduce New “Keeping Renters Safe Act”
The Keeping Renters Safe Act would reinstate the federal pandemic eviction moratorium.
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Cori Bush Introduces Bill to Circumvent Supreme Court Ban on Eviction Moratorium
The Keeping Renters Safe Act would direct HHS to implement a new eviction moratorium through the pandemic.
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Inflated Housing Costs Are Shutting Afghan Refugees Out of Communities
As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., many are left without proper housing and few resources to get settled in.
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750,000 Households May Face Eviction If Congress Doesn’t Act, Says Goldman Sachs
Meanwhile, states have disbursed just 11 percent of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from the federal government.
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Cori Bush Urges Congress to Act as Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium
“We didn't sleep on those steps just to give up now,” said the Missouri Democrat.
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Corporate Property-Buying Spree May Make Housing Even Less Affordable Amid COVID
Corporate investors have been buying up homes from landlords unable to maintain their properties without rental income.
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Renters Are Calling for Direct Cash Assistance as Evictions Loom
An estimated 3.5 million adults say it’s likely they will be evicted in the next two months.
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Real Estate Groups Have So Far Poured Millions Into Stopping Eviction Moratorium
The real estate industry has spent over $100 million on lobbying over the course of the pandemic.
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End of Moratorium Could Fuel Wave of “Invisible Evictions,” Organizers Warn
Untold numbers of tenants could lose their homes during a COVID surge even before landlords file for evictions in court.
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Just Two Days Before It Expires, Biden Announces Eviction Moratorium Will End
The eviction moratorium is set to end on July 31, which housing experts say will cause a wave of evictions.