Court Strikes Down Eviction Ban

U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of the District of Columbia struck down a nationwide eviction moratorium Wednesday, calling it unlawful. Friedrich's ruling applies nationwide.

The eviction ban was put in place last year by the Trump administration using public health powers granted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during health emergencies.

The ban was most recently extended by President Biden through the end of June.

In her 20-page ruling, Friedrich said, “It is the role of the political branches, and not the courts, to assess the merits of policy measures designed to combat the spread of disease, even during a global pandemic. The question for the Court is a narrow one: Does the Public Health Service Act grant the CDC the legal authority to impose a nationwide eviction moratorium? It does not.”

This ruling does NOT strike down local and state moratoriums, just the CDC's. But I hope most tenants will not realize that.

When DC judges are striking moratoriums down....wow, you know it must be nuts!

First it was a Rumpy appointed Judge, not anything that wasn't expected from a previous administration that pretty much ignored the health emergency from day one. Second it is the legal opinion this ruling and all previous rulings has limited authority to provide relief for the specific plaintiffs. Third is has already been appealed and they are asking for a stay. Fourth your beef should be with the states that have received federal funding for rental assistance but have implemented on a tenant action basis.