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2 people who face eviction on the expired ban: ‘The nightmare is not over’
“I saw police cars outside of my neighbor’s house because they were getting evicted. My knees started shaking so badly I had to sit down.”
By Meira Gebel
The national eviction moratorium expired July 31. But as the economy struggles to regain pre-pandemic momentum, many renters are grappling with months of unpaid rent.
The Biden administration last Thursday said renewing the eviction ban is left up to Congress. Experts estimated 6 million Americans faced eviction once housing protections ended Saturday. Some states have extended the moratorium for a while longer, but most ended protections.
In December, Congress approved $25 billion in rental assistance and another $21 billion in March, but the funds have been slow to disperse to landlords and tenants due to software issues, hesitancy among states to sign off on payments, and other complications.
Insider spoke with two people who are uncertain about the future of their housing arrangements and could face eviction now that the moratorium has ended.
