Sixth Circuit affirms Judge Norris: Eviction ban is not legal
The eviction halt begun during the pandemic is no longer in effect for West Tennessee. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian file)
In early 2020, Congress passed a law establishing an eviction moratorium that was to end in summer 2020. But the CDC extended the moratorium at the request of former President Trump.
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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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