CDC extends eviction moratorium extended for counties where pandemic is most active; see county-level map

Level of coronavirus transmission: non-metropolitan counties on the left, all counties on the right. CDC maps, adapted by The Rural Blog. Click the image to enlarge it or here for the interactive version.

"Days after a national eviction moratorium expired, the Biden administration on Tuesday issued a new, more limited freeze that remains in effect through Oct. 3. Like the previous order, the two-month moratorium issued Tuesday comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," Barbara Sprunt reports for NPR. "The new ban on evictions covers parts of the United States that are experiencing what the CDC calls 'substantial' and 'high' spread of the coronavirus. As of Tuesday afternoon, that's the vast majority of U.S. counties."

The last-minute order has caused widespread confusion, The Washington Post reports. The order is not retroactive, and so does not ban or stop evictions that were filed last week. It is likely to be challenged in court, under a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Legal information site Nolo.com has specifics on who qualifies for the extension and a searchable database of tenant protections by state. Surgo Ventures has county-level estimates of people who are behind on rent.