Federal Judge Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium - DOJ Announces Appeal

 

A federal judge has ruled that the CDC's nationwide freeze on evictions exceeded the agency's authority. The ruling is a win for a coalition of property owners and realtors in one of the several challenges against the mandate. 

State and local government eviction freezes are not affected, as it concerns only the federal mandate.

The Department of Justice has announced it will appeal the judge's decision, which would effectively put a hold on the judge's ruling while it's under review. In the numerous cases filed by landlords against the federal government, landlords currently hold a slight edge in their favor. The DOJ says it will seek a block of the judges ruling while the case is pending in the Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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(Updated May 6, 2021)