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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it could only be extended until the end of the month.
In a statement Thursday, the White House said President Joe Biden would have liked to have extended the federal eviction moratorium due to spread of the delta variant. Biden called on “Congress to extend the eviction moratorium to protect such vulnerable renters and their families without delay.”
The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By the end of March, 6.4 million American households were behind on their rent, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As of July 5, roughly 3.6 million people in the U.S. said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey.
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It’s about time!
You got a bunch of renters you need to evict Rhea?
Yep
Maybe get better at being a landlord…. I do not have a single late payment across 20+ properties
Update: Biden is asking Congress to extend the moratorium.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-asks-congress-to-extend-eviction-moratorium-without-delay-as-expiration-looms/ar-AAMI9xO?ocid=msedgntp
People can be mad all they want, but Biden is doing it exactly how he should.
Make congress do their job instead of relying on executive orders…