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The Biden Administration has made a declaration that it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire on Saturday.
The administration has argued that its hands are tired after hearing that the Apex Court signaled it would only be extended until the end of the month.
On Thursday, a bill was introduced in the house to extend the moratorium till the end of the year. The possibilities of a legislative solution remained uncertain.
The Court got a bare 5-4 majority last month in order to extend the moratorium till the end of July.
The White House stated that the President would like to extend the federal eviction moratorium due to the spread of the contagious delta variant.
Biden directed “Congress to extend the eviction moratorium to protect such vulnerable renters and their families without delay.”
The moratorium was placed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September last year.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in June that she had fixed the deadline for the following moratorium for 31 July, this deadline was fixed in pursuance to prevent COVID-19 spread.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri, Jimmy Gomez of California and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts gave their joint statement which stated,
“This pandemic is not behind us, and our federal housing policies should reflect that stark reality. With the United States facing the most severe eviction crisis in its history, our local and state governments still need more time to distribute critical rental assistance to help keep a roof over the heads of our constituents.”
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