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    Inauguration Day: Live Updates
    Tenants' rights advocates protesting evictions during the pandemic in Boston this month. They want the Biden administration to not only extend, but also strengthen, an eviction order from the CDC aimed at keeping people in their homes during the outbreak
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    Biden To Extend Order Limiting Pandemic Evictions

    Jan 20, 2021
    On his first day in office, the president plans to sign an executive order extending the CDC's moratorium on evictions. Housing advocates say the CDC rule needs to be strengthened.
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    Have You Been Evicted During The Pandemic, Or Afraid Of Losing Your Home?

    Jan 05, 2021
    NPR wants to hear from you if you have lost income and couldn't pay rent to your landlord or needed a mortgage forbearance.
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    A protestor holds up an eviction sign in Washington, DC. The rescue package just passed in Congress sets aside $25 billion for rental assistance and extends a CDC order aimed at preventing evictions.
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    COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Stave Off Historic Wave Of Evictions

    Dec 24, 2020
    A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.
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    Housing activists protesting evictions in Massachusetts, which recently allowed its sweeping statewide eviction ban to expire. That leaves residents with only a much weaker eviction protection order from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention.
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    Why The CDC Eviction Ban Isn't Really A Ban: 'I Have Nowhere To Go'

    Dec 20, 2020
    Families are getting put out on the street despite an order to block evictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advocates say the order needs to be extended and strengthened.
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    Renters Facing Eviction Can Get Help From CDC

    Oct 15, 2020

    Nevada’s moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent has ended, but those needing help can get it through the Centers for Disease Control.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Merry Collins has been fighting COVID-19 and the threat of eviction at the same time. She's been boxing up her belongings in her Dallas apartment and worries she could be evicted soon. "I'm scared," she says.
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    'Tsunami' Of Evictions Feared As Extra $600 Unemployment Payments End

    Jul 24, 2020
    Housing advocates and landlords alike say if Congress doesn't extend or replace the extra payments expiring this weekend, millions of out-of-work Americans won't be able to afford to pay their rent.
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    How Renters Can Get Help During The Coronavirus Shutdown

    Apr 06, 2020

    An emergency order by Governor Steve Sisolak does not give apartment tenants the right to live rent-free - if they've lost or have been furloughed from their jobs.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Nicolena Loshonkohl, a single mom in Roanoke, Va., lost all her income when the hair salon where she worked shut down. She's been finding ways to social distance and keep her toddler engaged outside. But finding money to pay her rent and all her bills is
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    It's The 1st Of The Month. Renters Are In A Much Tougher Spot Than Homeowners

    Apr 01, 2020
    The government ordered lenders to let homeowners skip payments if they lost income due to the coronavirus. But landlords can require renters to pay even if they've lost their job. And many are.
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    After The Alpine Apartments Fire, Questions Remain Regarding Tenants' Rights

    Jan 17, 2020

    Hours after the smoke cleared from the December 21 Alpine Motel Apartments fire, investigators said the culprit appeared

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