San Francisco Chronicle

Judge strikes down eviction moratorium

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A federal judge ruled this week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium.

The Justice Department said it would appeal the ruling from the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., meaning there won’t likely be any immediate impact on the ban, which in March was extended through the end of June.

Opponents of the moratorium, including the National Associatio­n of Realtors, welcomed the decision and said the solution was rental assistance, not a ban on evictions.

 ?? Michael Dwyer / Associated Press 2020 ?? Housing activists protested evictions last year in Swampscott, Mass. A federal judge ruled this week the CDC exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium due to the pandemic.
Michael Dwyer / Associated Press 2020 Housing activists protested evictions last year in Swampscott, Mass. A federal judge ruled this week the CDC exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium due to the pandemic.

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