BOSTON (AP) A Massachusetts Housing Court judge overturned Boston's eviction moratorium, saying the city's public health commission had overstepped its emergency powers. Judge Irene Bagdoian wrote in her decision Monday that evictions are a matter of state law, not local authority, The Boston Globe reported .
The moratorium that blocked enforcement of court-approved evictions was put in place on Aug. 31 by the administration of then-acting Mayor Kim Janey, who said it was to protect residents still struggling to pay rent because of the coronavirus pandemic.