Biden will let a nationwide eviction moratorium lapse on Saturday, despite pressure from Democrats and housing advocates who warned that a wave of people were at risk of losing their homes
and housing advocates who warned that a wave of people were at risk of losing their homes just as Covid-19 cases surge.
“Given the recent spread of the Delta variant, including among those Americans both most likely to face evictions and lacking vaccinations, President Biden would have strongly supported a decision by the CDC to further extend this eviction moratorium to protect renters at this moment of heightened vulnerability,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has made clear that this option is no longer available.
In the interim, the White House is calling on state and local governments to “urgently accelerate their efforts” to disburse rental funds, of which only 6.5 percent had been distributed to landlords and tenants by the end of June. Biden is also directing three government agencies that back mortgages — the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture and Veterans Affairs — to extend their own eviction bans through September.
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