By: Alyssa Wilson

The nationwide eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will end Saturday, July 31.  

According to Market Watch, what comes next for renters and landlords will depend on how individual states and local municipalities manage the wave of evictions likely to come. The July 31 end date is the final extension of the ban first put in place in September 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still surging nationwide.  

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David Howard, the executive director of the National Rental Home Council, said, “I think the CDC was right in telegraphing a date certain —July 31— for the moratorium on evictions to end, and in support of that, I think the Biden administration has done a good job of providing additional resources for residents and property owners challenged by continuing COVID-included hardships.”  

Although the federal moratorium is set to end, some states have passed their own legislation protecting renters from facing evictions. In New Jersey, renters will remain protected and cannot be displaced from their homes through January 2022, under an executive order signed by Governor Phil Murphy.  

In Nevada, Governor Steve Sisolak says Assembly Bill 486 will help those facing evictions with a rental assistance program. “The law ensures both landlords and tenants will receive the benefit of $360 million in federal funded rental assistance, to keep tenants in their homes, pay landlords, and prevent avoidable evictions,” he said.  

New York landlord-tenant attorney Altagracia B. Pierre-Outerbridge joined BNC Live to give tips on dealing with the upcoming end of the federal moratorium. She said Black and Brown communities would be greatly impacted by the end of the legislation. “Eviction has always affected Black and Brown people the most.”  

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She said if your state does not have state legislation to protect them from eviction, renters should apply for rental assistance, know their rights and get an attorney to assist in protecting rights if they face eviction.  

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