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Property Owners Ask Judge to Block CDC Eviction Ban

A civil liberties legal interest group is asking a federal judge in Georgia to block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order halting evictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying that property owners are having their constitutional rights violated—and being left with the tab for the coronavirus pandemic. Lawyers argued the point in…
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Federal Judge Weighs Challenge to CDC Order Barring Evictions

Should the CDC have the authority to bar evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic? That was the question put before a federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday. “I represent several small residential landlords, including the National Apartment Association (NAA), but my clients all share the same thing — they own property that they’re legally entitled to…
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Landlords urge judge to strike down CDC eviction moratorium

A group of landlords on Tuesday urged a federal judge to strike down the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s nationwide freeze on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19, arguing it violated their constitutional rights. Caleb Kruckenberg of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, who represents landlord group the American…
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Marco Island City Council approves purchase of license plate readers for Jolley and Goodland bridges

Marco Island City Council unanimously approved the purchase of three stationary automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) for nearly $60,000 to be deployed on the Jolley and Goodland bridges. The price tag also includes software, services and shipping fees, according to a quote from the company Vetted Security Solutions. Police Chief Tracy L. Frazzano said after the meeting the ALPRs, which will…
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