Future of eviction moratorium unknown after ruling; here s how it could affect Michigan
There is now uncertainty for thousands of metro Detroit renters after a federal judge ruled the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a nationwide eviction moratorium.
Posted at 5:27 AM, May 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-06 05:27:34-04
(WXYZ) â There is now uncertainty for thousands of metro Detroit renters after a federal judge ruled the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a nationwide eviction moratorium.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we ve seen eviction protections extended and fought in court.
President Joe Biden s administration already has an appeal in the works, so there s a chance a stay could be issued on the ruling while it works its way through the legal system.
Landlords fear some tenants using eviction moratorium as free pass on rent
We re looking into the fallout from the COVID-19 eviction moratorium.
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SOUTHFIELD (WXYZ) â There is no magical black hole for the debt that has accumulated during this period of government-sanctioned rent suspension, said attorney Matthew Paletz, who represents property owners who did not want to see an extension of the eviction moratorium. We have seen, unfortunately, a lot of tenants who are taking advantage of the system and this moratorium that has gone on way too long, Paletz told 7 Action News Wednesday, the day the moratorium on evictions was supposed to expire.
Michigan renters and landlords who are eligible for federal rental assistance are waiting for the state Legislature to allocate federal dollars intended to help Michiganders stay in their homes.
Renters are caught between the end of federal rental assistance that ran through December, and federal new assistance, totaling more than $622 million, that will become available after the Legislature distributes it.
Meanwhile, Michigan Republicans say they plan to distribute the new federal aid in installments, starting with $165 million, about a quarter of the rental assistance that Congress has earmarked to help Michiganders stay in their homes.
“The Michigan House is already taking steps to approve this rent payment assistance as part of our COVID-19 recovery plan. Measures that include a portion of this funding will be discussed and possibly voted on in the House Appropriations Committee this week, House Appropriations Chair Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, said in a statement Monda