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COVID and the Looming Eviction Crisis

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As seen on CBS “Sunday Morning” December 6, 2020

WATCH: COVID and the looming eviction crisis
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/covid-and-the-looming-eviction-crisis/

Coronavirus has already had a devastating economic impact: One in four American households has experienced job loss or diminished income during the pandemic. Potentially, millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes starting January 1, when a government moratorium on evictions ends. “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with tenants and a landlord, and with Pulitzer Prize-winner Matthew Desmond (“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”), about the looming crisis.

Money and Time Running Out

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Money and time are running out on Maryland’s Eviction Protection Program.

Governor Hogan attempts to answer question on Eviction Protection

During the September 1, 2020, press conference Governor Hogan said that Cares Act funding can not provide funding relief for tenants or landlords. With billions of dollars in shortfalls, there is no answer for where to get the money.

Evictions Coming

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From the PBS News Hour, May 14, 2020:

40% OF PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
MAKING LESS THAN $40,000 A YEAR
LOST THEIR JOBS IN MARCH.

This year will probably be like no other in recent memory for housing and homelessness. Governor Hogan’s Executive Order 20-04-03-01: Evictions — will lift after the state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency is rescinded. There is no question that the demand for help with housing will be tremendous.

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