evictions

Acting Boston City Mayor Kim Janey announced a moratorium on evictions Tuesday through a video posted on social media.

Boston declared a moratorium on evictions in the city on Tuesday and is working to set up a $5 million fund to prevent foreclosures, officials announced. The move comes less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal eviction moratorium, allowing evictions to resume. “My housing stability agenda protects renters with a new eviction moratorium in…

Tenants are turning up at housing courts hoping for last-minute reprieves from looming evictions after the federal eviction ban ended over the weekend

The White House is moving to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend

Landlords and tenants are rushing back to court and advocates are bracing for a wave of evictions following the end of the federal moratorium over the weekend

The federal eviction moratorium is set to end Saturday night.

Tenants who are months behind on rent now face the end to a federal eviction moratorium Saturday.

The eviction moratorium, which was first set up in September 2020, is set to expire on Saturday.

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after President Joe Biden’s administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during...

A group will rally at the Massachusetts State House to extend the eviction moratorium and pass a state housing equity bill.

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

While the post-pandemic demand for houses along with a low supply created a price spike, not everyone is reaping the benefits. Millions of homeowners entered forbearance and many renters are struggling to pay rent as eviction protections begin to expire this summer. It’s a “race” to get more relief measures passed, says Chris Herbert of the Harvard Joint Center for...

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic…

The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so

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

After Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that he would end the state of emergency in Massachusetts on June 15, he and lawmakers have just more than four weeks to decide which additional steps they will keep in place moving forward.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that Massachusetts would soon be lifting all its coronavirus restrictions, including the mask mandate for fully vaccinated people.

A court ruling striking down a national eviction moratorium has placed additional pressure on the federal and state governments to deliver tens of billions of dollars in promised rental aid

Fearing a wave of evictions, states last year announced plans to get tens of millions of dollars into the hands of cash-strapped tenants

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.