AUG. 30, 2021.....A growing chorus of activists and lawmakers want to see action at the state and local level to stave off a potential surge of housing removals, warning that tenants are more "exposed" in the wake of a new U.S. Supreme Court decision lifting a federal eviction moratorium.

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell, who is also running for mayor, on Monday called for Mayor Kim Janey to implement an emergency citywide eviction moratorium after renters lost protections under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's policy, which had been scheduled to run into October.