Landlords Ask Federal Judge to Throw Out Ban on Evictions
October 20, 2020
A federal judge in Atlanta heard arguments Tuesday over whether a federal directive halting residential evictions through the end of the year to help control the spread of the coronavirus can stay in effect.
The National Apartment Association and landlords from four states – Georgia, South Carolina, New Jersey and Virginia – sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta federal court challenging the agency’s Sept. 4 order barring landlords from evicting tenants for failure to pay rent through the end of the year.
