Eviction Moratorium

In March 2020, the United States (like much of the world) went into lockdown. As fears of COVID-19 spread, schools and businesses shuttered. The unemployment rate spiked up to 14.8% in April 2020. …

A note from Manny Hidalgo, Executive Director of Shepherd’s Table More than 4.2 million people across the country are currently at risk of losing their housing due to the end of the federal moratorium on evictions, as noted by the Urban Institute. NPR reported just last week that evictions have…

By Cyril Dela Rosa COVID-19’s classification as a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention transitioned the world into its current state of insecurity in many senses. …

In 2017, NYC landlords filed approximately 230,000 eviction petitions; only about 20,000 were executed formally. Most eviction filings were for non-payment of rent. Formal evictions allow landlords the right to seize rental property and rental payments in arrears through court proceedings. Informal evictions are believed to be far more common…

This blog is originally published on The Education’s Trust website. See the original post here. While COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of all students and their families, those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity are particularly vulnerable. Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, public schools identified 1.4 million homeless children and youth…

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Earlier this month, the Governor’s office announced that Illinois’ own eviction moratorium would be extended to October 3, 2021, even as the US Supreme Court struck down the CDC moratorium. (source: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/31/illinois-eviction-moratorium-extended-to-october-3/) Now the Governor has made good on his promise with the publication of Illinois Executive Order 2021–23, which…