The Trump Administration Is Moving to Implement a 4-Month Eviction Moratorium for Tenants Earning Under 100k a Year

The Trump administration is moving to implement an immediate four-month eviction moratorium that would expire at the end of December for tenants earning below $99,000 a year.

The White House is drawing on federal public health laws under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s purview in an attempt to keep people in their homes, arguing it’s necessary to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

“Today’s announcement from his administration means that people are struggling to pay rent and risk further spreading of exposure to the disease, due to economic hardship,” White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern said in a statement.

The policy applies to single tenants as well as couples earning under $198,000 each year, and doesn’t exclude people who received a stimulus check earlier this year.

Renters must sign a document stating they can’t pay the full rent because of a job loss or medical expenses stemming from the pandemic and say they will pay what they can in the short-term. But it doesn’t waive any rent payments. (Read more from “The Trump Administration Is Moving to Implement a 4-Month Eviction Moratorium for Tenants Earning Under 100k a Year” HERE)

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