Eviction Moratorium Litigation: What Courts Said, and What Courts Missed

In 2020, federal, state, and local governments imposed eviction moratoriums to prevent mass homelessness limit the spread of COVID-19. Landlords responded this unprecedented action by filing lawsuits around country. This Article analyzes litigation. It examines claims landlords, defenses raised government, how courts dealt with each them. also highlights ways that misunderstand rental market devalue tenants. The shows that, before Supreme Court intervened in mid-2021, most landlord suits failed, either because rejected their or ran out clock, demonstrating can protect vulnerable times crisis.