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• Trump says he’s “stopping evictions.” Here’s why they’re still happening.

  By Renae Merle Verified| The Washington Post Verified Since signing an executive order a week ago, President Trump has repeatedly said that his administration was "stopping evictions” and “protecting people from evictions.” The order would “largely — hopefully, completely” solve a looming crisis among renters at risk of losing their homes, Trump said. But across the country, evictions are continuing. In New Orleans, city courts have received more than 500 eviction complaints since late mid-June when a state eviction ban was lifted.

  By Renae Merle Verified · The Washington Post

  Aug. 17, 2020

• Trump is calling for another eviction moratorium. That might not be enough to prevent a crisis.

  By Renae Merle Verified| The Washington Post Verified On Wednesday, he told reporters his administration was “exploring executive actions to provide protections against eviction,” raising the hopes of housing groups that a federal moratorium that expired last month could be reinstated. But this focus on stopping evictions is meeting resistance from those in the industry where Trump got his start: Landlords. Reinstating a federal moratorium is a short-term fix to a long-term problem, landlords say.

  By Renae Merle Verified · The Washington Post

  Aug. 06, 2020

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