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Opinion | The CDC s eviction moratorium is almost certainly illegal – The Washington Post

By Thomas A. Smith

Americans behind on their rent payments may have cheered when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a new eviction moratorium for most of the nation, this one set to last until October. With some 6 million people owing back rent, many of them victims of covid-19 s sudden economic damage, there is little doubt about the need for aid, particularly because people are about to be thrown out of their homes just as disease rates are climbing.

But the CDC s action was almost certainly illegal. Under pressure from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and progressive Democrats, President Biden and the CDC may have muted accusations that they failed to stick up for desperate renters. The administration also may succeed in giving many Americans a short reprieve from eviction. But perhaps not as long as advertised because courts may strike it down before October and at the expense of the rule of law.

via www.washingtonpost.com

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