More than 2,200 organizations across the nation have written an open letter to President Biden and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge requesting an extension to the eviction moratorium through the end of the pandemic. The signatories included a number of non-profits working on behalf of underrepresented communities, like American Civil Liberties Union, NAACP and the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
"The eviction moratorium extends vital protections to renters at risk of eviction during the pandemic, and by doing so, it has helped keep stably housed millions of people who otherwise would have been evicted. The federal eviction moratorium does, however, have significant shortcomings that undermine its public health impact. We urge you to extend the eviction moratorium to keep renters stably housed during the pandemic, and to address the moratorium's shortcomings by improving and enforcing the order," the letter states.
Those shortcomings include a lack of transparency between landlords and renters about the moratorium. The letter requests the administration require landlords to present residents with their rights under the eviction moratorium guidelines. In addition, the letter asserts that there are loopholes in the moratorium that should be closed, including a FAQ page on the CDC website that provides information on how landlords can proceed with an eviction without removing the resident from the property. The letter requests that the moratorium close this loophole and extend the ban cover all no-fault evictions.
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