Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Trump administration
More than 1,500 landlords say the ban cost owners $57 billion and are seeking compensation after winning an appeal, court filings show.
- More than 1,500 property owners are in settlement talks with the Justice Department, seeking $1.5 billion in compensation for losses during the federal eviction moratorium enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- The federal moratorium lasted from September 2020 through July 2021, costing owners $57 billion according to the lawsuit; landlords argue the CDC lacked congressional authorization to impose the ban.
- Matthew Haines, a Texan who owns 240 units in Arlington and Irving, argues the policy violated the Fifth Amendment; Leone reported losing over $250,000 during the pandemic.
- A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health study found homelessness would have increased 20% without state moratoriums, while tenants like Dulcee Barnes in Miami avoided eviction during the pandemic.
- Lingering effects persist five years later as landlords like Haines have increased tenant screenings to mitigate risk, often turning away low-income applicants they might have accepted before the pandemic.
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Landlords Want to be Paid for Pandemic Losses and Hope to Reach a Deal ...
Landlords who were barred from evicting tenants during COVID are in settlement talks with DOJ to recoup as much as $1.5 billion
Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn’t pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriumthat lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million. Now, the 57-year-old Texan is hoping to get some relief. Haines is among more than 1,500 property owners who filed a federal lawsuit arguing the moratorium enacted by the Centers for Dise…
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Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Trump administration
A group of landlords are hoping to settle with the federal government over what they say are billions of dollars in losses due to the federal eviction moratorium in place for nearly a year during the pandemic.
Feds Look For Deal With 1,500 Landlords Suing Over Pandemic-Era Eviction Ban
A group of landlords arguing that a pandemic-era eviction moratorium cost them millions of dollars is locked in settlement negotiations with the Department of Justice after winning an appeal that allowed its federal lawsuit to go forward.
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