How The Extended Eviction Moratorium Affects Tenants and Landlords

Written By Jill Jacobs

The national eviction moratorium has been extended to October 3, 2021. With this in place, landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants if the following are true:

  • Eviction would likely leave the tenant homeless;

  • The tenant tried their best to make timely rent payments as close to the full payment amount as their circumstances would allow;

  • The tenant lives in a county currently experiencing high rates of SARS-CoV-2 as defined by the CDC;

  • The tenant tried their best to obtain all available government assistance to pay their rent;

  • The tenant earned under $99,000 for a single person or $198,000 if filing jointly in 2020 OR expects to earn under $99,000 in annual income for 2021 for a single person or $198,000 if filing jointly, AND was not required to report income in 2020 OR received an Economic Impact Payment;

  • The tenant cannot pay their rent in full or make a payment due to a substantial loss of household income, decreased hours worked, decreased wages, a layoff, and/or other unusually high out-of-pocket expenses.

Tenants must meet the above conditions, contact their landlord and sign an affidavit of compliance in order to avoid eviction.

Jill Jacobs
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