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- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 42 U.S.C. 264; 42 C.F.R. 70.2
- Issued
- 2020-09-01 Sept. 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-04 (published 85 Fed. Reg. 55292, Sept. 4, 2020. (read as 2020-09-04)
- End
- 2020-12-31 (extended by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, div. N, s. 502, to 2021-01-31) (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- Sept. 4, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- a landlord, owner of a residential property, or other person with a legal right to pursue eviction or possessory action
- Functions reached
- PM property management: eviction remedy suspended nationwide
- CB landlords and tenants
- LE leasing offices (collections, turnover)
- CM (residential only; commercial excluded)
- Collection
- Real Estate SEC-14
Operative words
a landlord, owner of a residential property, or other person with a legal right to pursue eviction or possessory action, shall not evict any covered person from any residential property in any jurisdiction to which this Order applies during the effective period of the Order.... This Order does not apply in any State, local, territorial, or tribal area with a moratorium on residential evictions that provides the same or greater level of public-health protection
Enforcement
18 U.S.C. 3559, 3571; 42 U.S.C. 271; 42 C.F.R. 70.18: fine up to $100,000 or one year imprisonment (individual); up to $200,000 (organization); Department of Justice
Notes
Applies in every State without a more protective moratorium; covered persons by declaration under penalty of perjury; through Dec. 31, 2020