Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Put Small Landlords on the Brink

In a recent essay on FOXNews.com, former Cincinnati Mayor & deputy undersecretary of HUD, Ken Blackwell, says we often expect politicians to enact constitutionally dubious laws & executive orders, but usually they at least pretend that their actions are legal.   However, he says President Biden has dropped any pretenses when he recently reimposed the CDC’s eviction moratorium, after previous statements saying it wouldn’t pass constitutional muster.  Blackwell says Biden’s actions have now put small landlords on their last legs.  Indeed…

(Editor’s note:  this was published just before the Supreme Court blocked the latest eviction moratorium on 8/26/21)

“Without a consistent flow of rent money, many landlords can’t pay their tax bills and are struggling to avoid bankruptcy.”

“If small landlords close up shop, many Americans will struggle to acquire housing because of the already prevalent housing shortage.”

 

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