The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Moratorium will expire on July 31. It was extended by the Biden administration last week. However, the CDC stated that it intended to extend it further. A recent Census survey found that six million households rent are in default on their rent payments.Kavanaugh stated in Tuesday's decision he had agreed with the lower court ruling that the CDC had overstepped its authority, but that his thinking was influenced by its pending expiration.He wrote, "Because CDC plans to terminate the moratorium within a few weeks on July 31 and because those few week will allow for additional, more orderly, distribution of the congressionally-appropriated rental assistance funds, and I vote at the moment to deny that application to vacate District Courts stay of it order."Local and state officials are trying to release more than $46 billion of rental relief before the moratorium expires.In September, the CDC blocked evictions due to non-payment of rent. This was based on a 1944 law in public health that grants the agency certain powers to stop the spread of diseases across states. According to the agency, evictions could force people to stay with their friends or family or to go to shelters for homeless. This was in line with health officials encouraging social distancing to reduce the spread of Covid-19.The moratorium has seen landlords lose over $13 billion each month. If it is in place for a year, the total impact of the CDCs overreach could reach $200 billion, NAR stated in its application to the Supreme Court.Landlords are still responsible for operating costs, property taxes, and mortgage payments regardless of whether tenants pay rent. They have challenged the ban in courtrooms around the country.In May, a federal judge ordered that the moratorium be lifted. A few days later, she granted the Department of Health and Human Services a request to stay the decision. An appeals court upheld the decision as it considered the case.
