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![People participate in a protest against N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo and protest for a moratorium on evictions on August 4, 2021 in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0805-new-york-eviction-protest-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Rep. Cori Bush holds a "housing is a human right" sign at the House steps on Saturday morning, July 31, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0803-cori-bush-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Dr. W. Dean Goldsby Sr. and other tenants of the Hamilton on the Bay apartment building protest eviction notices on June 8, 2021, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0729-evictions-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Boston tenants, faith leaders, and small landlords rally and march, calling for a stronger, longer federal eviction ban as part of a National Day of Action to Prevent Evictions in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 13, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0727-eviction-protest-400x300.jpg)
Report: Real Estate Groups Paid GOP Lawmakers Huge Sums to Reinstate Evictions
Senators Mike Crapo and Pat Toomey have received hundreds of thousands from real estate lobbyists, a new report shows.
![Demonstrators march in Downtown Chicago, Illinois, during a protest in support of Illinois lifting the ban on rent control on March 20, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0714-rent-protest-400x300.jpg)
Report Finds Min. Wage Earners Can’t Afford One-Bedroom Rental in Most of US
The National Low Income Housing Coalition found a worker must make $24.90 an hour to afford an average two-bedroom.
![Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez signs an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0625-eviction-400x300.jpg)
Biden Extends Eviction Moratorium for One Last Month as Crisis Looms
Advocates fear extending the moratorium for only one more month may just delay and not prevent an eviction crisis.
![People and students from Worker's Circle of Boston and members of City Life Vida Urbana protest to rally support behind House Bill 3030, which seeks to stop evictions during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on March 14, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0506-eviction-protest-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Against CDC’s Moratorium on Evictions Amid Pandemic
Keeping people in their homes by preventing evictions is a key step in helping to stop the spread, says CDC director.
![Organizers with Stop the Sweeps and The Challenger newspaper protest for housing rights outside Austin City Hall in Austin, Texas, on February 21, 2021, after winter storm Uri that plunged those on the streets into sub-freezing temperatures.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/Lead-400x300.jpg)
Texas Blackout Reveals Deep Impact of Environmental Racism, Aid Organizers Say
Calls are growing for Texas to join national power grids — and for a broader reckoning on environmental justice.
![Activists with Services Not Sweeps place signs on their vehicles for a car blockade before Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation workers conduct a cleanup sweep of a homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/2021_0219-shelter-400x300.jpg)
Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID
Municipalities are flouting CDC advice and carrying out forcible evictions of the unhoused during a record-cold winter.
![A young woman in glasses and a purple shirt](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-10-at-11.58.30-AM-400x300.png)
Texas Teen Was Forced to Use College Savings to Prevent Mom’s Eviction
Progressives say this common story exemplifies policy makers' failure to provide affordable housing and education.