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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaeai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: * Evlt: Laci n  are len a first step tvward a  cousin-C::our tfac ihated arbitraton 'oE
paym 'ent of bc<rrt
a A rev'ew . the shosarsip ard state--ievel Kvicion data reveaes that the costs of contirnue(
xtensions of the evicn rC ttnoraUtrl at the  Iit and ederai evit have faien dispr -
pr.i .nc.aely ' n i or!y and srna| i-Lume rnc: ron eriy owners. The data o rot sucpot
the *nri     anevcon erisis, a; e ea uL red by evict:0n-re ated `ecaa n
& i O\/     crisis rnoud not be the occasion for oerrnanent chanes in state arn city
evicotn law
As th pnd cr ic rfcedes, steps must be taken to dstribuse the aread-aopiated
b lins at {'a' ers ct rental aid and to properyecducate property owners and tenants o
thei rhhtsw whe ensu rin rth e end of a ny i-viction mreratoiurm to protect the urban nousing
ecosystem tron further disaster.

The steps taen to amclirate tac effects of the
COVI D-1 +9 pandcemiiC have included SOth federa
and state rulcs and spnading  t stav- oft wat is
said to be  oc o ing wave f renwer ev'icN(ins. An-
eviction rmnoratorium was first promulgated w-th a
arw     se     5t restrction.' s after te.liit  Crn virus
Aid, Re ief, and EC?7n;i C Security Act wams s.g ed .
into Oa       n  arCh 27,  O iw 'bserently, the
Centers tor Di'ss.e Cntrol 'nd PEention
(CDC') eviction moratorium c,'xpnde nic  sicpe,
it t±?k efct  etemer 4, zo?, and har sine
been extended tWee times It is schedued to c-on-
tInue at least through June  P2 , following the
extension 'ci the morato'ium in March Nctc'ably, on
M    , federal distrit cOuirt juge hrw e  out the
nati al evi'con maor-atim an  a stunning turn
ting that Ccuirrent federal  aw  on ubli health did

riot give the CDC broad althority to impose the
mor aorm. '  The tice Dprtment inncdiaite ly
appealed th  case, and the Suprem e Court may
soon be asked to  Igh in. It remains to be seen ho;
t    esc ruings will atfec hie h  sng ecosystem.
Aside from the f dc 'ral moaor ium, some states
have insttuted thcirava :isioni s of victions bans.
At. Ch sami3e t:?ime, $. billion in fed ralfuds
($2: bIv.io n .)ecember a a.d an-c.lhier $21. Ii ion
Min the most rccent   tmlus % bill) have been appro-
Or ated to help re ants pay back rent   wed or
accumulated duting cle lalO'dlmi'c, an itimLius
hiecks have been cistrited to milli _ens of Amri-
ca.s woo have lst incone because of .'l  downiis.
The :^ant dis't 'erite va stnimul[s ': r ' ental aid
civa s the US De-partrmlent oH      and Urban
D evcilopmsent's c(HUD[]) annucac.i l-cudget- And despite

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