Judge strikes down eviction halt order
A federal judge ruled Monday that landlords in Memphis may once again evict tenants who are late in paying rent. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian file)
The Centers for Disease Control exceeded its authority in imposing an order prohibiting landlords from evicting renters during the pandemic, U.S. District Judge Mark Norris ruled Monday.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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