John,

Did you know that the conservative majority of the Supreme Court issued a ruling this week that throws out the federal eviction moratorium? That means vital eviction protections that have kept millions of Americans—disproportionately people of color—safely housed during this terrible pandemic have been eliminated.

Sign the petition to the White House urging them to help and push state and local governments to get billions of dollars in already authorized rental aid out the door to renters and landlords. Add your name so President Biden knows this is a top priority!

About 89% of Rental Assistance Funds Have Not Been Distributed. That is inexcusable.¹

Sign the petition to take action today!

Thank you for all you do to demand accountability from our political leaders and to fight for our shared priorities.

Nicolai Haddal
Field and Events Manager, Coalition on Human Needs

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John,

The Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that rejects the Biden administration’s moratorium on evictions, a policy which was designed to help keep millions of people in their homes in the midst of a deadly pandemic.

The Supreme Court's ruling places ever more urgency on correcting an administrative logjam that is stopping tens of billions of dollars in rental aid from getting out the door by states and localities. In fact, just $5.1 billion of more than $46 billion in authorized aid had been disbursed by the end of July.¹

That is pathetic. It’s critical the White House do more to help and push state and local governments to disperse the already-approved federal funds to renters and landlords. Sign the petition today!

The majority opinion from the Supreme Court said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority by issuing the rental eviction moratorium. The Court's majority opinion wrote: "our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends. If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue Congress must specifically authorize it."

The federal eviction moratorium was a lifeline for millions of families, a vital federal protection keeping them safely and stably housed throughout the pandemic.

The ruling, in the words of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, "will lead to many renters, predominantly people of color, losing their homes before the assistance can reach them."²

Without the eviction moratorium in place, we must demand the White House act urgently to get billions of dollars in rental aid out the door. Consider this stunning fact: "16 states have spent less than 5 percent of their funds as of the end of last month, including renter-heavy New York, which had distributed less than 3 percent of its allocation," according to Politico.³

Add your name! Tell the White House to help streamline these bureaucratic delays at the state and local levels. Tens of billions of dollars in aid, which has already been authorized, needs to be dispersed immediately!

Thank you for all you do to demand accountability from our political leaders and to fight for the needs of working families, the vulnerable, the sick and the poor.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs