US judge throws out pandemic-related moratorium on evictions
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As many as 40 million Americans have fallen behind on rent during the COVID-19 economic crisis.
A federal judge has thrown out the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) nationwide moratorium on evictions, delivering a setback to Americans hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington, DC, said on Wednesday the “plain language” of a federal law called the Public Health Service Act, which governs the response to the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19, blocked the CDC’s moratorium. The National Association of Realtors welcomed the judge’s decision, saying a better solution would be to help tenants pay rent, taxes and utility bills.More Related News