evictions

Fearing a wave of evictions, states last year announced plans to get tens of millions of dollars into the hands of cash-strapped tenants

As South Florida continues to reel from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, one local leader is warning residents about another crisis on the horizon. “There is a crisis looming greater than the pandemic itself,” said Ron Book, who heads the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.  “It’s January. It’s February. It’s coming and it’s playing in a theater near you...

Local leaders are bracing for more evictions in the New Year, as more people struggle to make ends meet amid the coronavirus pandemic.

As the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic stretch into 2021, millions of U.S. renters are bracing for the possibility of having to show up in housing court to avoid getting evicted

Homelessness is poised to surge in the coming weeks and months as Americans face continued economic turbulence and a pandemic-inspired eviction moratorium expires later this month. But vital housing assistance may not be fully available to families that don’t meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of “homeless.”

States and cities that passed eviction moratoriums amid the coronavirus-battered economy are wrestling with what comes next

Taylor Swift made sizable donations to help two mothers pay their rent and other bills following a Washington Post story on unemployed Americans facing eviction amid the pandemic, NBC News reports.

Florida’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures expired at the end of September. Since then, enforcement of eviction orders has resumed in some counties.

Evictions filed before mid-March will be allowed to resume in Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Friday. “Gimenez has directed Miami-Dade Police to resume enforcement of writs of possession in all cases filed on or before March 12, 2020,” an emergency order reads. “The limited resumption of evictions will be subject to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agency…

A federal judge in Atlanta declined Thursday to put on hold a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

Florida’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures expired Wednesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis did not extend the executive order that has been in place since April.

Florida’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures expired Wednesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis did not extend the executive order that has been in place since April. NBC 6’s Sasha Jones reports.

After saying evictions in Miami-Dade County can begin again for those that were ordered before COVID-19, Mayor Carlos Gimenez has reversed course.

In an unprecedented move last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made it illegal for landlords across the U.S. to evict tenants who can’t afford to pay their rent.  The ban could prevent up to 40 million Americans from losing their homes amid the pandemic.  Because the action is so new and has little precedent, questions abound.  Are you eligible?...

Patrick Weir said his tenants stopped paying rent in April. “I’m being taken advantage of,” Weir said. “After they stopped paying, I sent them emails, I sent them texts and I called them. They have not responded.” For the past five months, Weir said he has kept paying the mortgage on his property – even though the tenants owe him more...

Governor Ron DeSantis has extended the eviction moratorium that has been in place for months to help people who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. But, several landlords have reached out to NBC 6 Responds to share how they, too, are dealing with financial hardship

Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for another month through Oct. 1. Across South Florida, tenants are struggling to pay their rent due to loss of income during the pandemic. Though the state’s moratorium was extended for another month, starting in August, the language in the moratorium changed. The new language suspended the final action…

Across South Florida, tenants are struggling to pay their rent due to loss of income during the pandemic.

James Ryan, the President of Time For Homes, join us to speak about housing insecurity and the growing number of evictions as ripple effects from COVID-19.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until September 1.