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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 25, 2021

The Biden administration yesterday extended the national COVID-19 residential eviction moratorium until July 31, the AP reports. Officials said the move was intended to be the final extension. The administration also issued new guidance encouraging states and local governments to streamline distribution of emergency rental assistance funding and the Justice Department asked state courts to pursue eviction alternatives to protect tenants and landlords. There are at least six lawsuits challenging the authority of the ban. So far, three judges have sided with the ban and three have ruled against. All cases are currently on appeal.