Tag: eviction moratorium
Property rights v. public welfare—will the Supreme Court end the debate?
Key legal themes:
Takings clause
The Supreme Court has consistently held that rent control, as a regulatory measure, does not generally constitute a physical taking unless...
Apartment owners, Darby Development v. United States
The Darby Development Company, Inc. v. United States lawsuit is a landmark case for apartment owners, whose rights and livelihoods were profoundly impacted by...
NMHC survey reveals rise in rental fraud
A recent survey of rental housing providers by the National Multifamily Housing Council found that rental application, financial and identity fraud are...
Hard habit to break: eviction moratoriums
A handful of California cities are still enforcing laws that protect tenants from eviction or rent increases, extending pandemic-era policies that most of the...
Rep. Loudermilk reintroduces legislation to return eviction laws to the states
Following Rep. Loudermilk’s (R-GA) reintroduction of the Respect State Housing Laws Act, NMHC joined NAA, IREM and NARPM in signing onto a press statement...
HUD to issue rule protecting tenants facing evictions for non-payment of rent in HUD-assisted...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that it will publish a rule that prohibits the eviction of tenants...
It’s back.
In late August, the Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control’s so-called “eviction moratorium.” The justices ruled that the federal agency did...
JCHS reports on landlords under stress
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) recently issued a report assessing how landlords are faring during the COVID pandemic. The report studied how...
Emergency Rental Assistance funds going out – slowly
A report by the U.S. Department of the Treasury states that, as of the end of July, approximately 24 percent of the $25 billion...
CDC eviction moratorium back at Supreme Court – overturned
Update: On August 26, the Supreme Court lifted the stay on Judge Friedrich's order, meaning that the CDC's eviction moratorium may no longer be...
Small landlords call it a day
Extended rent moratoriums and the slow distribution of billions in federal rent assistance are driving many small landlords to call it quits.
“Nobody wants to...
Real estate industry strongly opposes the CDC imposing a new federal eviction moratorium
A broad real estate coalition strongly opposes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) decision to reimpose a federal eviction moratorium. This move takes place...
CDC issues new eviction ban extension
On August 3, the CDC issued a new extension to its moratorium on evictions. The latest extension is scheduled to run until October 3,...
New NMHC survey shows property owners remain focused on supporting renters
A new National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) survey of apartment owners and managers shows that 100 percent of multifamily firms surveyed worked with residents...
NAA seeks monetary damages from unlawful eviction moratorium
The National Apartment Association (NAA) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover damages on behalf of rental housing providers...
