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CDC Issues New Eviction Ban For Most Of United States
The new moratorium will last through Oct. 3 and halts evictions in counties with "substantial and high levels" of virus transmission.
By JOSH BOAK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during a pandemic.
The ban announced Tuesday could help keep millions in their homes as the coronavirus' delta variant has spread and states have been slow to release federal rental aid. It would temporarily halt evictions in counties with "substantial and high levels" of virus transmissions and would cover areas where 90% of the U.S. population lives.