There is No Time to Waste: Extend the Eviction Moratorium

The eviction moratorium that was protecting millions of families from homelessness was lifted yesterday and now rent (and back rent) is due. This is happening even as billions of dollars in relief funds earmarked for renters and rental assistance remain undistributed by state and local governments. And all this is happening as cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant quickly rise.

According to the National Low Income Housing Association, “6.5 million renter households remain behind on rent and at heightened risk of losing both their homes and their ability to stay safe during the pandemic” if the eviction moratorium isn’t extended. And families are still waiting on critical federal renter relief that still hasn’t been disbursed in states.

Including states like Florida which is currently seeing a historic increase in COVID-19 cases with 21,683 new cases reported just last Saturday. To date, Florida has only been able to disburse 2% of the millions in renter and landlord federal relief dollars it received to make sure vulnerable families aren’t pushed into homelessness. In fact, only $3 billion of the $46 billion in emergency rental relief passed by Congress has been spent across all states.

Families need more time for states to disburse renter relief funds and to pay back rent.

**Add your name to tell Congress and the White House to take immediate action to extend the federal eviction moratorium!

Dear Elected Leader,

It’s critical that Congress and the Biden administration take immediate steps to prevent the evictions of millions of families, which some studies show will disproportionately impact mothers and especially moms of color who are experiencing increased economic instability.

We urge Congress and the White House to:

Extend the eviction moratorium immediately.
Work with state and local governments to ensure emergency rental assistance is quickly distributed. According to the National Low Income Housing Association, only $3 billion of the $46 billion in emergency rental relief passed by Congress has been spent.
Direct courts to stop evictions for renters applying for emergency renters assistance
Eliminate barriers to accessing emergency renters assistance and require landlords to provide 30-days-notice to renters before beginning eviction actions
Work to build long-term solutions and fix the gaps in our federal housing safety net

There isn’t a second to waste. The longer we wait the longer families are at risk of eviction. Families are trying their best and shouldn’t have to pay the price of relief funding delays and a pandemic that continues to devastate our communities.

Please take immediate action to ensure millions of children and families have safe, secure places to live as they continue to weather the impacts of the pandemic.

Sincerely,

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