A federal judge struck down the CDC's eviction moratorium — but a flood of evictions is unlikely
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Federal Judge Dabney Friedrich, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2017, struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic-related national eviction moratorium, but housing experts are confident Wednesday's decision won't have far-reaching consequences.
Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, noted it isn't the first court ruling aimed at striking down the moratorium and like those before it, Friedrich's ruling will likely be limited in scope, affecting only the plaintiffs or, perhaps, renters in the district court's jurisdiction.
Headlines blaring that a judge struck down the CDC eviction moratorium without including all of the details in this thread are reckless. This is limited, the protections are still in place. But now tenants will think their landlords can kick them out of their homes. https://t.co/YX7YBtg7WA
— Bryce Covert (@brycecovert) May 5, 2021
Either way, the Justice Department has filed an appeal to the D.C. Circuit and is seeking a stay on the decision, which means there will be no immediate change to the situation. Read more at CNBC.
Regarding a federal judge's ruling that the CDC was beyond its authority issuing a federal eviction moratorium … US DOJ has filed an appeal and a stay (meaning nothing will change immediately) https://t.co/prMCtYEjLJ
— Savannah Levins (@LevinsReports) May 5, 2021
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