evictions

As the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic stretch into 2021, millions of U.S. renters are bracing for the possibility of having to show up in housing court to avoid getting evicted

A moratorium on nonessential evictions for public housing residents in Boston is being extended until March 1, officials said Tuesday. The Boston Housing Authority’s ban on nonessential evictions was set to expire at the end of the year, but officials said it will continue to help residents struggling during the pandemic. “The vaccine is on its way, and there’s...

Homelessness is poised to surge in the coming weeks and months as Americans face continued economic turbulence and a pandemic-inspired eviction moratorium expires later this month. But vital housing assistance may not be fully available to families that don’t meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of “homeless.”

States and cities that passed eviction moratoriums amid the coronavirus-battered economy are wrestling with what comes next

Local experts say evictions are at an all-time high amid the pandemic.

Taylor Swift made sizable donations to help two mothers pay their rent and other bills following a Washington Post story on unemployed Americans facing eviction amid the pandemic, NBC News reports.

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.

A 17-year-old high school senior and her family are facing the real possibility of being evicted from their East Boston apartment amid the coronavirus pandemic, like countless families across the commonwealth. For Kimberly Landaverde, not everything is what it seems. “Everything is tense at home, it is not a very good environment to be in,” the Boston high school senior…

The Landaverde family, like countless families in the commonwealth, faces the real possibility of being evicted from their East Boston apartment after both parents lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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…