1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Federal Eviction Moratoriums in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Updated March 30, 2021 On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) imposed a nationwide temporary federal moratorium on resid
2、ential evictions for nonpayment of rent. The stated purpose of the order is preventing the further spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), specifically by preventing homelessness and overcrowded housing conditions resulting from eviction. The action, which followed an Executive Order directin
3、g the CDC to consider such a measure, is unprecedented, both in terms of the federal reach into what is traditionally state and local governance of landlord-tenant law and its use of a public health authority for this purpose. The national eviction moratorium took effect less than two weeks after th
4、e expiration of a different and narrower set of eviction protections established by the CARES Act (4024). This Insight compares the two eviction moratoriums across several key features and ends with a review of implementation issues raised by the CDC moratorium. Key Features Time Period The CARES Ac
