Landlords Are Still Trying to Evict People Even Though There's a Federal Ban
September 11, 2020
The federal government might’ve blocked landlords from evicting scores of non-paying renters through the end of the year, but that hasn’t kept some property owners from trying to kick tenants out.
In an unprecedented move earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a sweeping, nationwide order with the potential to shield millions of hard-up tenants from being kicked out for not paying rent, so long as they met certain criteria and took necessary action to show their landlord they qualified for protection. But, in the past week, the ban’s been subjected to different interpretations both by courts and the landlords who stand to suffer financially if they can’t kick someone out. That could sow confusion among renters.
