Eviction Moratoriums - Stopgaps to Permanent Programs
This is a great article. There has been lots of discussion in this forum on this issue and this is just an update. Emergency eviction moratoriums were some of the first policies enacted to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. They could end up outlasting it. Many will last well into late 2021. These moratoriums are nothing more than a means for the government to provide free housing at landlords' expense. This pot property owners in the position of having to keep nonpaying tenants while turning away prospective renters who would pay their bills. There are even considerations to force landlords to waive all back rent.
Eviction Moratoriums Are Transforming From Emergency Stopgaps to Permanent Programs – Reason.com