{"id":16744,"date":"2021-05-03T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16744"},"modified":"2022-10-09T06:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T10:25:40","slug":"study-shows-the-eviction-moratorium-saved-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/study-shows-the-eviction-moratorium-saved-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Shows the Eviction Moratorium Saved Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are marching onward to the end of the pandemic and the economic devastation it has caused. Indeed, the world has been turned on its side as unspeakable poverty and unemployment have taken hold, creating new obstacles while simultaneously posing potentially new solutions.<\/p>\n

One safeguard that has served as a temporary measure in the wake of destruction is the national eviction moratorium. This modern piece of legislation was originally drafted into the CARES ACT and has since been renewed on several occasions. In brief, the eviction moratorium bars landlords from legally evicting tenants due to nonpayment for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Corporate landlords have made some efforts to skirt around the law and persuade tenants into evacuating properties. However, for the most part, they have been largely unsuccessful in this abhorrent endeavor, and many evictions have been avoided.<\/p>\n

As time wears on, studies are beginning to show that the eviction moratorium (when abided by) saves lives, reduces homelessness, and decreases the spread of infectious diseases, including the COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n

On March 29th of this Year, the CDC and President Biden Moved to Continue the Ban on Evictions Through June 30th<\/h3>\n

This was a bold, impassioned move that happened right in the nick of time for millions of renters. The previous moratorium deadline was March 31st, which means that if this legislation had not passed, approximately 12 million delinquent renters would have been at risk for homelessness by way of eviction. At the beginning of March, the CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Diane Yentel, made the following comment to CNN reporters<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Extending the order is necessary to ensure that COVID-19 doesn’t start to spread through mass evictions, and in order to ensure that this emergency rental assistance gets out and does what it’s intended to do.”<\/p>\n

How Do We Know the Eviction Moratorium is Reducing the Spread of COVID-19?<\/h3>\n

At the onset of this public health crisis, much of our national legislation was rooted in educated guesses. Housing advocates and policymakers were merely projecting the idea that homelessness would increase the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

This idea was based on several supportive facts:<\/p>\n