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handle is hein.crs/govebgo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional .Research Service ~ ~~ ~informing the egislative debate since 1914 ___________________ Federal Eviction Moratoriums in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic October 6, 2020 On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) imposed a nationwide temporary federal moratorium on residential evictions due to nonpayment of rent. The stated purpose of the order is preventing the further spread of COVID-19, specifically by preventing homelessness and overcrowded housing conditions resulting from eviction. The action, which followed an Executive Order directing the CDC to consider such a measure, is unprecedented both in terms of the federal reach into what is traditionally state and local governance of landlord tenant law and in its novel use of a public health authority. The new national eviction moratorium took effect less than two weeks after the end of a different and narrower set of eviction protections that were enacted by Congress and the President in the CARES Act (§4024). This Insight compares the two eviction moratoriums across several key features and ends with a review of some outstanding questions raised by the new moratorium. Key Features Time Period The CARES Act eviction moratorium began on March 27, 2020, and ended on July 24, 2020. However, tenants could not be forced to vacate until 30 days after the expiration of the moratorium (August 23, 2020). The new national eviction moratorium issued by CDC took effect September 4, 2020, and extends through December 31, 2020. Unlike the CARES Act, the CDC order does not address notices to vacate. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11516 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress