All articles tagged with #eviction moratorium
Minnesota’s Flyover roundup covers Tom Homan’s critique of ICE tactics, a Minnesota man charged with impersonating an FBI agent trying to free Luigi Mangione, and ongoing immigrant rental-relief efforts as eviction‑moratorium debates unfold, plus a look at mutual‑aid and local media collaboration with Coyote Media.
The deadline for Los Angeles renters to repay back rent missed during the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, and officials fear a surge in homelessness as the eviction moratorium expires. Many tenants owe significant amounts of back rent, with the average monthly rent in Los Angeles now nearly $3,000. The situation is not limited to Los Angeles, as eviction protections in Hawaii, New York, Maryland, Minnesota, and Illinois are also set to expire in August.
Small-property landlords in Oakland and neighboring San Francisco and Berkeley are protesting against the eviction moratoriums that have been in place for over three years, claiming that they have been saddled with debt and foreclosure worries while their tenants, who have jobs, live rent-free. The eviction moratorium in Oakland expires on July 15, and tenants must start paying rent in August in most cases, but cannot be evicted for back rent if their financial hardship was caused by the pandemic. Meanwhile, nationwide eviction filings have come roaring back since the bans ended, with filings topping 500 in May in California’s Alameda County, compared to 65 in April before the ban ended.