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CDC Eviction Moratorium Struck Down By U.S. Supreme Court
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
Late Thursday, August 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the CDC's latest version of the Eviction Moratorium which was set to expire on October 3, 2021. The Supreme Court's conservative majority stated that the temporary eviction ban exceeded the CDC's authority to combat communicable diseases, which resulted in landlords' having to bear the pandemic's costs, much to their detriment. The Court wrote that "The moratorium has put . . . ...
Read MoreCDC Announces A New, Temporary, Limited Eviction Moratorium Through October 3rd for Counties With Substantial and High Rates of Covid Transmission
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
Well that didn't take long. Not even two full business days after the CDC's Eviction Moratorium ended and now we have another moratorium in place. On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the direction of President Biden, the CDC announced a new, temporary, limited federal eviction moratorium through October 3, 2021. This new Order is limited to counties that have a substantial or high rate of community spread of Covid. ...
Read MoreThe CDC's Eviction Moratorium Has Finally Ended . . . Now What?
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
The CDC's eviction moratorium finally ended at midnight on July 31, 2021. The moratorium could not be extended due to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that the CDC exceeded its statutory powers and didn't have the right to issue an eviction moratorium in the first place. Thus, any future federal moratorium will need to be created by Congress via legislation. Congress tried to organize something in an attempt to pursue legislation late last ...
Read MoreCDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Another Month
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
We have just learned that the CDC will extend the Moratorium another 30 days through the end of July. It has been reported that this is the last extension of the moratorium that will be granted by the CDC. There is now the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could rule on the lawsuit brought against the CDC for overreaching with the CDC moratorium. If the Supreme Court were to rule against ...
Read MoreU.S. District Judge Overturns CDC's Eviction Moratorium But Stays Decision Pending Appeal
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
By Attorney Jennifer M. Hayden of Petrie + Pettit S.C. As you may have heard, on Wednesday, May 5th, a U.S. District Judge in Washington D.C., the Honorable Dabney Friedrich, overturned the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide eviction moratorium and then a few days later granted the U.S. Department of Justice's Emergency Stay Pending Appeal. This effectively "holds" Judge Friedrich's ruling until such time as the appellate ...
Read MoreFTC States That Landlords That Evict or Threaten to Evict Tenants Without Advising Them of Their Rights Under Eviction Moratoria May Be Engaging in Deceptive and Unfair Practices
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
On March 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a joint statement saying that Landlords that evict or threaten to evict Tenants without advising the Tenants of their rights under the various eviction moratoria may be engaging in deceptive and unfair practices and will be monitored and investigated. The FTC and CFPB added that there have been "reports that major multistate landlords ...
Read MoreCDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Until June 30, 2021
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, COVID-19, CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
On Monday, May 30, 2021, the CDC Issued an Order extending the Eviction Moratorium until at least June 30, 2021. The "guts" of the Order remain the same from the November 2020 Order which I have previously discussed in an earlier blog post. Some of the modifications that were made in this most recent Order include the following: 1. Moratorium is extended until June 30, 2021 2. A signed Declaration by a ...
Read MoreTHE MONEY IS FINALLY HERE . . . Learn How To Access Wisconsin's Emergency Rent Assistance Payments
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, COVID-19, CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
As I am sure many of you have heard, back in December the Federal government agreed to set aside $25 Billion dollars for Rent Assistance as a result of Covid. Of that large amount, Wisconsin was allocated a total of $386,777,591.50 to be divvied up as follows: 1. Brown County - $7,907,949.30 2. Dane County - $8,579, 734.30 3. City of Madison - $7,762,609.60 4. Milwaukee County - $10,629,017.80 -- (to be distributed by Community Advocates) 5. City ...
Read MoreA Nicely Done News Report Explaining How the Eviction Moratorium is Negatively Affecting Both Tenants AND Landlords
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, COVID-19, CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
I was interviewed by Reporter Caroline Reinwald of ch. 12 WISN yesterday on the CDC eviction moratorium and how it is negatively affecting both Tenants AND Landlords. I thought Caroline did a very nice job of explaining the pains felt by both sides and was happy to be interviewed for the report.
Read MoreThe Landlords' Side of the Story
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, COVID-19, CDC Eviction Moratorium / Comments
Have you noticed that landlords tend to be portrayed as evil and uncaring? I'm reading lots of so-called news articles (that really are nothing but opinion pieces) with such sentiments. The media also tend to treat all landlords as large companies making lots of money at the expense of tenants. Did you know that the vast majority of landlords throughout the U.S. are small "mom & pop" landlords that own ...
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