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If you’re a renter in trouble with your payments since COVID-19 took over, it’s good news. If you’re a landlord looking for some relief in the form of lessees paying up, you’re in trouble — and you have the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to thank for it.
In an unprecedented move that overreaches any power it has, written or unspoken, the CDC, essentially acting as America’s new landlord, announced it will halt rental evictions for anyone who can’t pay due to the pandemic. An act to evict would be a criminal offense, due to the fact that this is a “federal mandate,” an unnamed CDC said.
The official was quoted in ZeroHedge, saying renters will have to “declare that they are unable to pay rent due to Covid financial hardship," and must show they "will likely become homeless or move into congregate housing settings if they are evicted." The directive will last at least until the end of 2020.
SOURCES:
Mises Institute September 2, 2020
ZeroHedge September 1, 2020