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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…
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Housing and Economic Sustainability PBC CARES Mortgage Assistance Program
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY PBC, June 26, 2020 Palm Beach County Department of Housing and Economic Sustainability hereby announce the availability of $20,000,000 in CARES Act funding for temporary relief to homeowners for the following: Mortgage Assistance: CARES Act funding will provide assistance to income eligible households who are delinquent in their first mortgage and escrow…
