CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium for 30 Days

CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium for 30 Days

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Thursday signed an extension to the eviction moratorium further preventing the eviction of tenants who are unable to make rental payments. 

The moratorium that was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021 is now extended through July 31, 2021 and this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a historic threat to the nation’s public health," said the CDC. "Keeping people in their homes and out of crowded or congregate settings — like homeless shelters — by preventing evictions is a key step in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19."

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Last week, GoLocal reported "RI Received $200M in Federal Funds for Renters in Pandemic in December, Only $1.2M Has Been Awarded."

Federal funding approved by the United States Congress in December of 2020 provided for $200 million in rental assistance for Rhode Islanders impacted by the pandemic.

Now, more than five-and-a-half months later just $1.2 million has been distributed to renters in need.

The Rhode Island agency overseeing the distribution of the says there has been a myriad of issues that have delayed the program.

Read more HERE.