eviction moratorium

With the federal eviction moratorium extended through July, the focus has turned to getting rental assistance out to millions of tenants.

The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices.

Tens of thousands of homeless have been staying in hotels across the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19

A rental crisis spurred by the pandemic prompted many states to make bold promises to help renters, but most failed to deliver on them after Congress passed the sweeping CARES Act in March 2020

Two studies released Wednesday found that the nation’s housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic

A group representing some of the nation’s property owners asked the U.S. Supreme Court late Thursday to block enforcement of an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that has stopped landlords from evicting tenants who aren’t paying their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A federal judge ruled the national moratorium on evictions needs to come to an end, a decision housing advocates say could have devastating consequences. “I am very concerned,” said Beya Jimenez of Abundant Housing Massachusetts, a coalition of housing activists. “If there was ever a time we need compassion, it would be now.” Jimenez says Wednesday’s decision could lead...

There are serious concerns after a federal judge ruled the national moratorium on evictions needs to come to an end. It’s a decision housing advocates say could have devastating consequences.

The CDC will keep its national moratorium on evictions in effect through June. The protection was slated to lapse in just days.

President Joe Biden’s administration is cutting things close on a nationwide eviction moratorium, which is set to expire this week.

Some of the littlest voices in Massachusetts tackled big issues on Sunday, joining a group of protesters outside the Massachusetts State House to call for action on the COVID-19 housing equity bill that would put a hold on evictions and foreclosures. “Right now, more than ever, we need this bill to pass,” said Gabriella Cartagena, community organizer with City Life…

Protesters, including a group of children, outside the Massachusetts State House on Sunday called for action on the COVID-19 housing equity bill that would put a hold on evictions and foreclosures.

Outside the Massachusetts State House on Sunday, protesters called for action on the COVID-19 housing equity bill that would put a hold on evictions and foreclosures.

The Justice Department says it will appeal a judge’s ruling that the federal government’s eviction moratorium is unconstitutional

Affordable housing advocates have celebrated the Biden administration’s extension of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on evictions as a critical move that could help people fight to stay in their homes as the pandemic continues to gut the economy. But the order includes loopholes that financially stretched landlords have been able to use to remove tenants...

More residential eviction cases for failing to pay rent were filed last week than in any other week this year, adding to the anxiety some Massachusetts residents face as they try to cope with the December surge in COVID-19 cases.

Several major property owners representing hundreds of thousands of rental units nationwide agreed Monday to pause evictions for failure to pay rent until 2021 and to work with tenants who are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board announced. By signing the board’s housing stability pledge, property holders and landlords said they would communicate with tenants…

Housing Courts can start accepting new eviction filings Monday as fears mount over mass evictions after Massachusetts’ moratorium expired Saturday. Advocates have been warning of a flood of eviction filings with the end of the moratorium, which was put in place to protect renters during the pandemic and economic downturn. Protesters rallied las week in front of the Boston Housing…

Housing Courts can start accepting new eviction filings Monday, adding to mounting fears of mass evictions after Massachusetts’ moratorium expired Saturday.

Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium ends at midnight and many are concerned mass evictions are on the horizon. Protests and rallies have been held to urge lawmakers to delay the move, but landlords tell NBC10 Boston that the end of the moratorium doesn’t mean people will be thrown out of their apartments come Monday.  Instead, they said, it simply starts the...