evictions

A federal judge in Atlanta declined Thursday to put on hold a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

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...

As Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium comes to an end, some landlords said it’s unlikely for many people to be evicted right away.

House and Senate leaders on Beacon Hill chose not to intervene Thursday to block the expiration this weekend of Massachusetts’ moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, despite the efforts of one Democrat to force an emergency extension of the ban through the end of the year. Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday put forward an eviction diversion plan that allows the moratorium…

Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday defended his $171 million plan to mitigate the threat of evictions and foreclosures when the state’s moratorium expires on Saturday, suggesting that if rental assistance proves to be insufficient he would “figure it out.” Baker on Monday released a plan developed with the courts that’s designed to allow the state’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium...

A week before Massachusetts’ temporary eviction ban is scheduled to end, the Baker administration announced a $171 million plan to support renters and tenants.

Gov. Charlie Baker has indicated that he likely will not extend the statewide moratorium on evictions, which expires Saturday. Housing rights advocates held a rally at the Boston Common Sunday, calling on the governor to step in as many tenants remain unemployed due to the pandemic.

In an unprecedented move last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made it illegal for landlords across the U.S. to evict tenants who can’t afford to pay their rent.  The ban could prevent up to 40 million Americans from losing their homes amid the pandemic.  Because the action is so new and has little precedent, questions abound.  Are you eligible?...

At least eight groups have been evicted from Encore Boston Harbor and fined for violating prohibitions on large gatherings in hotel rooms and other guests have opted to cancel their reservations when told at the front desk that the casino would strictly enforce rules of its own that are more strict than the state limits, gaming regulators said Thursday. The…

James Ryan, the President of Time For Homes, join us to speak about housing insecurity and the growing number of evictions as ripple effects from COVID-19.

Encore Boston Harbor is making some changes after a series of incidents that included a large party, a shooting and a stabbing.

Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Housing Authority on Friday announced they are extending the moratorium on non-essential evictions through the end of 2020. Non-essential evictions include all eviction proceedings except those related to criminal activity and those necessary to protect the health and safety of other housing authority residents. “I want to commend the BHA for once again setting…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston Housing Authority is extending its moratorium on nonessential evictions through the end of the year, officials announced Friday.

The crippling economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic could force a wave of evictions across the United States as a federal ban and a patchwork of state moratoriums quickly expire, fair housing advocates and legal experts warned. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act that Congress passed in March provided a temporary moratorium on evictions, but it was...

State housing advocates say Massachusetts will see a wave of evictions if certain pandemic-era protections are not extended. They predict the public health crisis will turn into a homelessness crisis, and they are calling on city and state leaders to help. When the pandemic hit, the Flores family in East Boston was forced to make a choice. “We had to…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh discussed concerns that there will be widespread evictions in the city.

Sada Jones anxiously paces inside her apartment every time she catches a glimpse of her building’s maintenance workers through a damaged glass patio door half boarded up with scrap wood that she says her landlord refuses to repair. Jones, 23, a hotel cook, has been unable to make rent payments on her New Orleans-area apartment since being furloughed on March…

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, renters in many states are protected by a temporary moratorium on evictions. However, the rules leave tenants across the country with a lot of unanswered questions. For example, can a landlord evict you as soon as the relief period ends? Will not paying rent trash your credit and make it close to impossible to get a…