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‘The pandemic should be a wake-up call’: Neighborhoods that were redlined are more vulnerable to COVID-19, research suggests
Published: Sept. 15, 2020 at 3:28 p.m. ETBy Jacob Passy Neighborhoods that were historically barred from mortgage lending continue to see a greater prevalence of chronic diseases, leaving residents more vulnerable to complications from COVID-19. The legacy of redlining lives on today in terms racial disparities in wealth and education. And now with the coronavirus pandemic ravaging…
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CDC Issues Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the issuance of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Moratorium Summary: This Order continues the expired CARES ACT evictions…
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Eviction cases pile up in the courts while tenants wait to see whether DeSantis extends moratorium
As renters wait to find out whether the governor will again extend the COVID-19-related eviction moratorium, hundreds of landlords are filing evictions cases against tenants they assert are taking advantage of the statewide ban, now ending its fifth month. Since his original moratorium took effect April 2, Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a habit of…
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Minority, low-income Floridians hit hard financially by coronavirus, housing data show
Tampa Bay TimesBy Emily L. MahoneyJul. 9Updated Jul. 9 Before the pandemic threw the economy into a tailspin and left millions unemployed and worried about the future of their housing, a slower, quieter crisis was already well underway when it comes to who owns homes in America. The gap between Black and white rates of…
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DeSantis orders another 30-day freeze on foreclosures and evictions
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order late Tuesday extending a moratorium on evictions until August 1. By Christine Stapleton | Palm Beach PostJune 30, 2020 Less than four hours before a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to expire early Wednesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the freeze for another 30 days. The…
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Florida’s delinquent mortgages trigger fears of housing meltdown
By Ron HurtibiseSouth Florida Sun Sentinel | Jun 26, 2020 Rising mortgage delinquency rates in Florida are raising fears that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a foreclosure crisis as bad if not worse than the one that followed the 2008 housing crash. Some experts are optimistic that far fewer homeowners will lose their homes…
