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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its COVID-19 eviction moratorium through June, although the move is not expected to have much effect on California, which has its own, arguably more stringent eviction moratorium. The CDC eviction moratorium had been set to expire at the end of March. With the extension, it’s now set to lapse June 30, the same day California’s eviction ban is scheduled to sunset.

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A second federal judge has challenged the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium, but the ruling won’t change anything about California’s COVID-19 eviction restrictions. On March 10, a federal judge in Cleveland concluded that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority by imposing its nationwide eviction ban. In February, a federal judge in Texas also found that the CDC lacked the power to prohibit evictions, saying only states and local governments have such authority.

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A ruling by a Texas judge finding the CDC’s COVID-19 eviction ban to be unconstitutional won’t affect the various eviction moratoria in California. The ruling by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker concludes that the Centers for Disease Control lacked the Constitutional authority to ban residential evictions. “The federal government cannot say that it has ever before invoked its power over interstate commerce to impose a residential eviction moratorium,” Barker wrote in a ruling Thursday, as reported by Bloomberg. The authority to impose eviction moratoria rests with local and state governments, the judge concluded. This means California’s statewide eviction moratorium,… Read More

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Updated compliance information on CDC eviction moratorium also available The California Apartment Association has published answers to the most frequently asked questions about the $25 billion rental-assistance fund included in the recently enacted federal stimulus bill. The Industry Insight paper addresses issues such as: How the funds will be allocated among the 50 states What the funds will be used for Who is eligible for help It is not yet clear how state and local governments will distribute the money. CAA will update this FAQ as more details emerge. Information about other provisions of the stimulus bill can be found… Read More

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