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3,880 2 minutes read Detroiters stop an eviction. Liberation photo: Kris Hamel.
Violent police-led evictions are being carried out in Michigan despite a Centers for Disease Control eviction moratorium meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal loopholes and non-compliant judges make the moratorium easy to circumvent.
While the CDC issued this order “because evictions threaten to increase the spread of COVID-19,” it offers extremely limited protection. The CDC order is means tested and only stops evictions due to non-payment after the tenant fills out the proper paperwork. If this paperwork is filled out improperly, tenants can be prosecuted for perjury. Landlords have easily skirted this moratorium by simply changing the reason for eviction from non-payment to reasons like property damage and the lease ending.