Eviction Moratorium Cost Landlords Billions, Lawsuit Claims

ACROSS AMERICA — The National Apartment Association, the country's largest trade group representing residential landlords, is suing the U.S. government, claiming the federal eviction moratorium cost them $27 billion.

The lawsuit comes just three days before the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire. The moratorium, which prohibits landlords from evicting renters due to the pandemic, was put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last November and has been extended twice under President Joe Biden.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, claims more than 10 million delinquent tenants owed $57 billion in back rent by the end of 2020, according to a New York Times report. Since then, $17 billion more had gone unpaid.

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