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Don Tolbert, a paralegal with Legal Action of Wisconsin, serves clients at the Eviction Defense Project in 2019. Eviction rates have slowed during the pandemic because of eviction moratoriums and federal rent assistance programs.
A federal judge in Washington D.C. struck down a national eviction moratorium last week, put in place by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention through June 30.
The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed that ruling, and the moratorium is staying in place for now. The federal appeals court has stayed the trial court's order pending appeal.
Housing advocates believe the ban should not only continue, but is necessary to prevent people from being evicted before they can access federal rental assistance money.