State Eviction Moratorium Bill Gathers Some Momentum

Sen. John Keenan and Rep. James Arciero (center) helm a Housing Committee virtual hearing Thursday at which dozens of people were signed up to testify on an eviction moratorium bill. Committee member Rep. Mike Connolly (on screen) asks a question while participating remotely.

AUG. 12, 2021.....Warning that the existing federal moratorium is tenuous and confusing, Sen. Patricia Jehlen urged her colleagues on Thursday to revive a state-level temporary ban on evictions and foreclosures despite opposition from property owners and landlords who argue it would exacerbate an already-strained market.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control stood up a new eviction moratorium order last week, several days after its prior policy lapsed, that will last through Oct. 3 and applies to counties experiencing substantial and high levels of COVID-19 transmission.