Evictions

Eviction restrictions have protected hundreds of people from being kicked out of their homes during the pandemic. But some people are using the system to their advantage.

A federal judge in Atlanta declined Thursday to put on hold a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

In an unprecedented move last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made it illegal for landlords across the U.S. to evict tenants who can’t afford to pay their rent.  The ban could prevent up to 40 million Americans from losing their homes amid the pandemic.  Because the action is so new and has little precedent, questions abound.  Are you eligible?...

The California Senate passed a bill Monday that would let people stay in their homes who haven’t paid their rent because of the coronavirus, sending it to the state Assembly as lawmakers rush to act before statewide protections expire on Wednesday. The pandemic has devastated California’s economy, causing millions of people to lose their jobs as the government ordered...

James Ryan, the President of Time For Homes, join us to speak about housing insecurity and the growing number of evictions as ripple effects from COVID-19.

California and many cities have eviction moratoriums in place to protect renters and homeowners during the pandemic. However, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office says it resumed eviction lockouts in July. Lawyers who represent these tenants say they were shocked to hear of the change.

California’s renters are protected from being evicted. However, smaller landlords say they are in danger of losing their homes because people are not paying rent.

NBC 7 Responds’ Consumer Bob spoke to a landlord and her,tenant, who both say they need help.

The crippling economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic could force a wave of evictions across the United States as a federal ban and a patchwork of state moratoriums quickly expire, fair housing advocates and legal experts warned. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act that Congress passed in March provided a temporary moratorium on evictions, but it was...

When San Diego’s universities moved to online classes, thousands of students were left with apartments they didn’t need. Some moved home, while others stayed in San Diego and attended their virtual classes. NBC 7 Responds looked at what rights a student renter has.

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob took a look at student rent. Do students have to pay it?

Sada Jones anxiously paces inside her apartment every time she catches a glimpse of her building’s maintenance workers through a damaged glass patio door half boarded up with scrap wood that she says her landlord refuses to repair. Jones, 23, a hotel cook, has been unable to make rent payments on her New Orleans-area apartment since being furloughed on March…

Renters in multiple Bay Area counties could be receiving an extended lifeline this week as those local governments consider extending moratoriums on evictions.

The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to extend the temporary ban on evictions until June 30.

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department began to serve eviction notices this week to people who were facing eviction prior to the pandemic, but the move was paused last night after the department faced intense pressure from local officials. Right now, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order placing a moratorium on evictions due to financial hardships because of the...

About 160 San Diego County residents received eviction notices even though a moratorium was in effect. NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar explains what happened.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has decided to again suspend eviction enforcement following an outcry from local leaders that the agency was going to resume the practice amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, renters in many states are protected by a temporary moratorium on evictions. However, the rules leave tenants across the country with a lot of unanswered questions. For example, can a landlord evict you as soon as the relief period ends? Will not paying rent trash your credit and make it close to impossible to get a…

Millions of people have filed for unemployment in California in the last several weeks. With so many people out of a job, or not earning a paycheck, there are new protections to help renters from being evicted. With so many different policies at the state, county and city levels, lawyers say it can be confusing.

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob looked at how cities around the county are trying to protect renters during the coronavirus pandemic