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handle is hein.crs/govecti0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *Congressional ____ *Research Service Inforrmng the Iegislative debate since 1 14____________________ Federal Eviction Moratoriums in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Updated March 22, 2021 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 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (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 its use of a public health authority for this purpose. The national eviction moratorium took effect less than two weeks after the expiration of a different and narrower set of eviction protections established by the CARES Act (§4024). This Insight compares the two eviction moratoriums across several key features and ends with a review of implementation issues raised by the CDC moratorium. Key Features Time Period The CARES Act eviction moratorium began on March 27, 2020 and ended on July 24, 2020. Covered tenants could not be forced to vacate until 30 days after the expiration of the moratorium (August 23, 2020). The national eviction moratorium issued by CDC took effect September 4, 2020, and was initially slated to extend through December 31, 2020, but was extended legislatively through January 31, 2021. On January 20, 2021, CDC announced its intent to extend the existing eviction moratorium order through March 31, 2021. It does not address notices to vacate. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11516 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress-