As you have probably heard by now, the CDC extended the moratorium on evictions yet again.
Did you catch that? The CDC did it. An organization of unelected officials just made a political decision for the entire country. A decision that allows deadbeats and scumbags to leech off of society and take advantage of honest people.
However, the Alabama Association of Realtors has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for extending the moratorium unlawfully.
The Supreme Court ruled that only the Legislative Branch — not the Executive — had authority to extend the moratorium. Critically, the CDC knew that the White House had repeatedly stated that new legislation was necessary to extend the moratorium, given the absence of executive legal authority. Congress tried, but failed, to enact a legislative extension in reliance on those representations. Yet rather than accept that as the final word under our constitutional system (which the White House initially appeared to do), the CDC extended the moratorium anyway.
And the CDC did so for nakedly political reasons — to ease the political pressure, shift the blame to the courts for ending the moratorium, and use litigation delays to achieve a policy objective. The Court should block the August 3 extension on an expedited basis to relieve the nation’s property owners of the burden of complying with this unlawful agency action.
I am actually a licensed Realtor in the state of Alabama and the housing market may be booming all over the country, but it is really something extraordinary that’s taking place in Northern Alabama.
Again, if this were to have been something that happened under President Trump’s watch, they would be impeaching him in a heartbeat over doing something that was so unconstitutional.
You’ve got to think about how this is affecting the owners of these properties. Many of them make a living off of rental income, so for people to be exempt from eviction is extremely harmful and unfair to the owners. They still have to pay the mortgage on the property and taxes on the property, but they’re not allowed to make sure people who live there will actually pay the rent?
A North Carolina landlord says he is out $24,000 in unpaid rent from tenants, while one renter bought three boats over the course of the eviction moratorium just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new ban that will last until Oct. 3.
Buddy Shoup, who owns 35 properties across the state, said that he has been forced to maintain the properties and hemorrhage costs while the federal government slowly dribbles out rental assistance, of which only 7% has been doled out to renters in need.
“[The money] was used, they went and bought brand new boats, but I mean, you know in a time of crisis like what we’ve been through, you’re evidently getting money from somewhere, but it’s not getting to me,” said Shoup.
Sources:
Fox News | Daily Wire