Biden’s New Eviction Ban Eases Liberal Ire at Legal Risk
- CDC issues moratorium until Oct. 3, citing resurgent pandemic
- New order follows days of legal wrangling, political protest
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President Joe Biden quelled for now a brewing confrontation with progressive Democrats with a new moratorium on evictions during the pandemic, but the order invites a legal fight with high-stakes consequences for public health that the government may well lose.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order on Tuesday, following several days of legal wrangling within the administration, aims to keep tenants who are in arrears from losing their homes until Oct. 3. White House officials hope that’s enough time to stand up a long-delayed $47 billion rental assistance program.