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2021-08-27 Economy
Supreme Court strikes down Biden administration's eviction moratorium
[FoxNews]



It was the second loss for the administration this week at the hands of the high court’s conservative majority. On Tuesday, the court effectively allowed the reinstatement of a Trump-era policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The new administration had tried to end the Remain in Mexico program, as it is informally known.

On evictions, President Joe Biden acknowledged the legal headwinds the new moratorium would likely encounter. But Biden said that even with doubts about what courts would do, it was worth a try because it would buy at least a few weeks of time for the distribution of more of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance Congress had approved.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the pace of distribution has increased and nearly a million households have been helped. But only about 11% of the money, just over $5 billion, has been distributed by state and local governments, the department said.


The administration at first allowed the earlier moratorium to lapse July 31, saying it had no legal authority to allow it to continue. But the CDC issued a new moratorium days later as pressure mounted from lawmakers and others to help vulnerable renters stay in their homes as the coronavirus’ delta variant surged. The moratorium had been scheduled to expire Oct. 3.

Landlords in Alabama and Georgia who challenged the earlier evictions ban quickly returned to court, where they received a sympathetic hearing. U.S. Judge Dabney Friedrich, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, said the new moratorium was beyond the CDC’s authority.

Most evictions for unpaid rent have been halted since the early days of the pandemic and there are now more than 15 million people living in households that owe as much as $20 billion in back rent, according to the Aspen Institute.

A majority of single-family rental homeowners have been impacted, according to a survey from the National Rental Home Council, and 50% say they have tenants who have missed rent during the pandemic.
Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-08-27 00:19|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 ...That was fast.

Mike.

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-08-27 06:02||   2021-08-27 06:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Kavanaugh gave them a preview and yet they went ahead and did it again anyway
Posted by Frank G 2021-08-27 06:45||   2021-08-27 06:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The CDC's eviction moratorium, which has no legal authority in these matters.
Posted by Retard Strength 2021-08-27 07:38||   2021-08-27 07:38|| Front Page Top

#4 SCOTUS ruling basically says you can not grant yourself powers that Congress hasn't bestowed upon you. You think you are SCOTUS! That's our gig.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-27 08:29||   2021-08-27 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 They'll just do it again via executive order; they're that arrogant.
Posted by Raj 2021-08-27 08:34||   2021-08-27 08:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Supreme Court's conservative majority blocks Biden's eviction moratorium in 6-3 ruling meaning landlords can finally kick out tenants who haven't paid rent since March 2020
Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-27 10:38||   2021-08-27 10:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Like the Remain in Mexico ruling, waiting to see it actually be respected by a ruling class who don't need to follow the rules for the little people in the tax plantation....
Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-08-27 11:14||   2021-08-27 11:14|| Front Page Top

#8 CDC makes ruling on which lures are appropriate for Small Mouth Bass.
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-08-27 12:30||   2021-08-27 12:30|| Front Page Top

#9 CDC rules that all US automobiles must only use 5W motor oil.
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-08-27 14:23||   2021-08-27 14:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Wat about the filter? Is a FRAM ok by the gov't ?
Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-27 14:28||   2021-08-27 14:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Is a FRAM ok by the gov't ?

No. Manufacturer's warranty specifies OEM only.
Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-27 14:58||   2021-08-27 14:58|| Front Page Top

#12 Between this and the Remain in Mexico rulings we will get a good read on whether the Executive branch is still subject to SCOTUS Constitutional interpretation. If not, then we are at Second Amendment time.
Posted by Glenmore 2021-08-27 15:25||   2021-08-27 15:25|| Front Page Top

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