Feb 7, 2024

A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help

By JESSE BEDAYN and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled […]

Oct 10, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with tenant advocates in limiting eviction records

The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted Monday in its first public administrative conference in more than a decade to reduce from 20 years to two years the time when most eviction records must be kept on the state court website.

Aug 27, 2021

Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic

The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Aug 23, 2021

Evers creating homeowners assistance program

A new program for homeowners in Wisconsin will make nearly $93 million in federal money available to help people keep their homes, by helping those who are struggling with paying bills, including mortgages and property taxes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 20, 2021

US appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-19-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the nation's highest court.

Aug 20, 2021

Editorial: Eviction moratorium punishes good-faith landlords

Last December, when COVID-19 vaccines were just beginning to be made available, we urged Congress to help both renters and landlords, because while the pandemic was preventing some renters from working and thus crippling their ability to pay the rent, the costs to maintain rental properties weren’t going away for the property owners.

Aug 5, 2021

Biden’s new evictions moratorium faces legality doubts

By MARK SHERMAN, JESSICA GRESKO and JOSHUA BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions when his administration reinstated a temporary ban […]

Aug 3, 2021

CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3 (UPDATE)

By JOSH BOAK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. […]

Aug 2, 2021

With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The eviction system, which saw a huge drop in cases before a federal moratorium expired over the weekend, rumbled back into action […]

Jul 30, 2021

EXPLAINER: Wisconsin renters wary as eviction ban nears end

A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire on Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month.

Jul 29, 2021

Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it would only be extended until the end of the month.

Jul 15, 2021

Renters wary as Wisconsin eviction ban nears end

A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, has been the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and have fallen months behind [...]