TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 2, 2021

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this week denied a request by a group of landlords to resume evictions, leaving the temporary nationwide eviction moratorium intact for now, The Hill reports. The move follows a ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, who struck down the federal eviction moratorium after finding the agency had overstepped its authority, but agreed to delay her ruling from taking effect to allow time for the Biden administration to appeal. The coalition of landlords asked the appeals court to lift Friedrich’s stay. A three judge panel of the court denied the motion, saying the Department of Health and Human Services had “made a strong showing that it is likely to succeed” in its appeal of Friedrich’s decision.