eviction moratorium

On Monday, the weekly jobless benefit boost will end and the federal eviction moratorium already ended, leaving many Americans concerned about how they will handle the effects of the pandemic.

Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans

The Supreme Court’s decision blocks the temporary ban on evictions enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The court’s action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months.

It is supposed to be a lifeline: more than a billion dollars in federal rental and utility assistance funds earmarked by Congress for Americans hit hardest by the pandemic. Illinois received a decent chunk of those funds: more than $800 million.  But records obtained by NBC 5 Responds show much of the state’s funding still sits in an account —…

Illinois has received funds to help those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but much of the money has yet to be dispersed. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker has an exclusive look at why most of the funds remain untapped.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has quietly extended a statewide ban on residential evictions after many residents indicated they fear they could face homelessness in the coming months.

A federal appeals court says a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now

A lawsuit filed Thursday in the Northern District Court of Illinois is the second and latest challenge to the Biden Administration’s attempt to halt all residential evictions from taking place nationwide amidst a surge in coronavirus cases.  Two landlords with properties in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties — as well as the Illinois Rental Property Owners Association — are the…

A lawsuit filed Thursday in the Northern District Court of Illinois is the second and latest challenge to the Biden Administration’s attempt to halt all residential evictions from taking place nationwide amidst a surge in coronavirus cases. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker reports.

A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal

State officials and advocates said many people in Illinois are finding themselves in a scenario they’ve never experienced before: facing the maze of procedures and processes in eviction court while trying to find both financial and legal assistance to keep them afloat. NBC 5 Responds.

More than 100,000 Illinoisans told a recent U.S. Census survey that they fear eviction or having their homes foreclosed on in the next two months — a result likely from the COVID-19 pandemic’s wrath on the economy.

A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal is deeply skeptical of the Biden administration’s new order, but says she may lack the power to do anything about it

A few days after the national eviction ban expired, the CDC has issued a new protection for renters. This time, the rules are a little more complicated.

New Eviction Moratorium

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, signed an order stating that evicting tenants could be detrimental to public health control measures as the COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread. The moratorium on evictions applies to counties “experiencing substantial and high levels of community transmission levels of SARS-CoV-2.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until October 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during a pandemic. The ban announced Tuesday could help keep millions in their homes as the coronavirus’ delta variant has spread…

The White House is moving to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend

White House adviser Gene Sperling says the White House is urging local governments to step in and stop evictions.