WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's administration has less than a week to decide on extending the nationwide eviction moratorium, a measure that housing advocates say has helped keep most cash-strapped tenants across the country in their homes during the pandemic.
Housing advocates are confident the ban, due to expire March 31, will be extended for several months and possibly even strengthened.
Still, they argue the existing moratorium hasn’t been a blanket protection and say thousands of families have been evicted for other reasons beyond nonpayment of rent. “The key to restoring and strengthening our economy is defeating COVID-19.