COVID-19 eviction moratoriums in the United States

In March 2020, the United States Congress passed the CARES Act, which included a moratorium on the evictions of tenants in rental properties that receive federal funding or have federal government-backed mortgages until July 2020.

[1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an additional eviction moratorium on September 1, 2020, expected to last until December 31 of that year.

In the District Court for D.C., Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ruled that the Public Health Service act did not give the CDC authority to enact moratoria on evictions.

[4] Friedrich cited the rule of eiusdem generis, writing that evictions were too dissimilar from the other items listed in Section 361 to be covered under the phrase "and other measures.

[9] On June 28, 2021, Governor Newsom signed a bill passed by the California State Legislature extending eviction protections until September 30.

Graphic released by the White House on February 4, 2021, urging Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan Act .