DOJ Tells Court: Don’t Block New Eviction Moratorium

A "For Rent" sign is displayed in front of an apartment building in Arlington, Va., on June 20, 2021. Will Dunham/Reuters

The new eviction moratorium shouldn’t be blocked, Department of Justice lawyers told a court in a filing on Aug. 6.

After two federal courts deemed the nationwide eviction pause unlawful, and the Supreme Court indicated that only Congress could extend the ban or put into place a new one, the eviction ban expired on July 31, and no moratorium was in place.