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For: Luis Diaz
Sunday, September 29
Homeless Americans Already Homeless Before Eviction Ban Ends
The Princeton University Eviction Laboratory released that almost four months after the Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s moratorium aimed at protecting tenants across the country, Evictions are on the rise yet again .
The Princeton University Evictions Laboratory noted that evictions have increased by more than 30 major cities and six states where data is collected.
According to the Eviction Laboratory, the absolute number of eviction requests and the relationship between requests and historical averages have increased since the ruling of the Supreme Court in late August .
Three months ago, the Supreme Court struck down the federal eviction moratorium.
What followed? An analysis of the data in 31 cities and 6 states shows a complex picture . Read our researchers’ analysis here: https: //t.co/mFbrwg6gZJ
– Eviction Lab (@evictionlab) December 10, 2021
An example of the above is that only the 14 of December, in California organizations such as the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) indicated that they have noticed the significant increase through their hotline and legal clinics that run where tenants arrive with eviction notices, illegal lockouts and Harassment.
As Christmas approaches, there are many signs that eviction cases will continue to increase. According to the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, respondents said that were not sure of paying their rent next month .
This represented about 6.3 million according to the most recent data, in contrast, in September the figure indicated 5, 000, 000.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had ordered an eviction freeze in September 2020 to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus.
Despite official directions, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the agency could not continue to extend the ban without congressional approval.
After Covid’s initial eviction protections expired – 16 in July 2021, the secretary The Department of Health and Human Services issued another eviction moratorium under the direction of President Joe Biden .
But the Supreme Court again ruled that the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services does not have the authority to implement a ban on residential evictions.
Due to the situation, as soon as the moratorium on evictions ends, the property owners are expected to start taking actions so that the tenants vacate the premises as soon as possible .
According to the Princeton University Evictions Laboratory, Current policy responses to the pandemic may be insufficient to prevent an increase in evictions.
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