John,
When the eviction moratorium was first instituted, it was designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. At least that’s what the CDC claimed.
Last week it was EXTENDED by Biden administration bureaucrats, despite a clear ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that the administration did not have the authority to do so.
This is “progressive” overreach, plain and simple. It’s a substitute for economic legislation the Democrats could not pass, forced on us under the guise of public health.
There needs to be REAL consequences.
This moratorium is disastrous for countless smaller landlords. When they cannot collect rent, and cannot remove a non-paying tenant, economic devastation is inevitable.
Beyond individual concerns, the entire housing market will be impacted too. An extended eviction moratorium will ultimately force landlords out of the business, exacerbating future shortages in affordable housing.
Our economy is facing an unprecedented labor shortage, and Congress has allocated more than $46 BILLION in rental assistance. Enough is enough of disincentivizing people from being contributing members of our society.
This latest move by the Biden administration is bad policy, period. We need to challenge it aggressively and ramp up public pressure to reverse it.
- Michelle Fischbach
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Paid for by Fischbach for Congress
