The Centers for Disease Control has extended the federal eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021, preventing landlords from evicting tenants unable to make rental payments. 

In an order issued Monday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that the eviction of tenants "could be detrimental to public health control measures to slow the spread of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19."

"In the context of a pandemic, eviction moratoria—like quarantine, isolation, and social distancing—can be an effective public health measure utilized to prevent the spread of communicable disease," the order reads. Eviction moratoria facilitate self-isolation by people who become ill or who are at risk for severe illness from COVID-19 due to an underlying medical condition. They also allow state and local authorities to more easily implement, as needed, stay-at-home and social distancing directives to mitigate the community spread of COVID-19."