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A review of court records shows judges are continuing to order evictions for Mecklenburg County — renters who fail to pay rent and for other reasons. WFAE reporter David Boraks talks with WFAE's "All Things Considered" host Gwendolyn Glenn to break down a story he wrote with the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative.
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People behind on their rent because of the coronavirus pandemic got another reprieve last week: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its moratorium on evictions for one more month. Evictions haven't come to a standstill during the moratorium, but legal and social service agencies are preparing for a wave of evictions when it ends.
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Many North Carolinians facing the threat of eviction can still remain in their homes through July 31. This comes despite state leaders voting on Tuesday to let a statewide eviction moratorium directive lapse at the end of June.
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Last year, the state's housing authority ran a $25 million rental and mortgage assistance program with federal CARES Act money. As of mid-June, it had only disbursed $1.9 million to 400 people, though 5,000 people met the initial criteria. The agency says federal requirements have slowed the program down.
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North Carolina is one of several states that enacted a moratorium last year halting eviction proceedings. The directive from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is set to expire on June 30. Cooper extended other COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month, but he has not yet announced whether he’ll extend the eviction moratorium.
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Tenant advocates are welcoming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's one-month extension of a federal moratorium on evictions backed by the Biden administration that was set to expire next week on June 30. But they warn the move only postpones an inevitable wave of evictions.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the pandemic presented a historic threat.
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North Carolina's moratorium on evictions is set to expire on June 30. Gov. Roy Cooper says he will decide before then whether to extend the ban.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium expires at the end of the month. After that, tenants behind on the rent will be faced with evictions. WFAE spoke with a Mecklenburg County small claims court magistrate about what to expect in small claims court.
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North Carolina has had an eviction moratorium since last fall. Gov. Roy Cooper issued it by executive order and it runs through the end of June. The moratorium protects some tenants who cannot afford to pay the rent because of the pandemic. On the other end of those postponed rent payments are landlords. WFAE's "Morning Edition" co-host Marshall Terry talks to experts from both sides in the latest Rebuilding Charlotte.