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Tiger Lily v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

CASE SUMMARY

In a joint amicus brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, NCLA condemned an eviction moratorium order imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to purportedly prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The amici curiae (NCLA, the Beacon Center of Tennessee, the National Apartment Association, and the National Association of Residential Property Managers) emphasized two critical points in the case of Tiger Lily, LLC, et al. v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, et al. First, CDC’s Order was a breathtaking arrogation of power by an administrative agency under a flimsy pretense of protecting public health. CDC had cited no evidence that any infection had arisen because of an eviction proceeding. Second, the irreparable harm suffered by the plaintiffs would devastate the nationwide rental market. NCLA called for mitigating these serious, irreparable consequences via preliminary injunction against the CDC Order in this case.

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Mark Chenoweth
President and Chief Legal Officer

RELEVANT MATERIALS

NCLA FILINGS

Opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

July 23, 2021 | Read More

Brief of Amici Curiae the New Civil Liberties Alliance, the Beacon Center of Tennessee, the National Apartment Association and the National Association of Residential Property Managers in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction

October 27, 2020 | Read More

Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record and Order Denying Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

March 15, 2020 | Read More

PRESS RELEASES

In NCLA Amicus Win, Sixth Circuit Affirms Decision Invalidating CDC’s Eviction Moratorium

July 23, 2021 | Read More

NCLA Files Joint Amicus Brief Asking Tenn. Federal Court to Stop CDC Eviction Moratorium Order

October 28, 2020 | Read More

IN THE MEDIA

With thousands facing eviction in FL during COVID, federal moratorium is extended, but legal challenges remain

Florida Phoenix

February 8, 2023

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