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Latest COVID-19 relief bill extends eviction moratorium Eviction moratorium extended By Kelly Roberts | December 31, 2020 at 6:45 PM CST - Updated December 31 at 6:45 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Thousands of people in Shelby County have at least one more month until a nationwide eviction moratorium is lifted. While the moratorium has been extended by the latest COVID relief bill, at this point, there is no money for landlords. Memphis Area Legal Services CEO Cindy Ettingoff said the organization Princeton Eviction Lab estimates more than 40 percent of people in Memphis are facing eviction or on the verge of it. Since the pandemic has started, MALS has partnered with the Eviction Settlement Program and has used more than $1.8 million to help 1,200 families avoid eviction. ....