Biden Administration Extends Eviction Moratorium, Potentially Rescuing Millions From Losing Housing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has taken new measures to protect renters from evictions.

Over the past two months, the new prohibition on evictions will apply to communities with high or substantial COVID-19 transmission.

A formal announcement is expected on Wednesday, August 4.

"My hope is it's going to be a new moratorium that in some way covers close to 90 percent of the American people or renters," President Joe Biden told news reporters on Tuesday.

The President expressed fears that the order would face court battles after the Supreme Court ruled that an extension to the o...