The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court ruled the ban could only be extended until the end of the month.
In a statement Thursday, the White House said President Biden would have liked to have extended the federal eviction moratorium due to spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Biden called on Congress “to extend the eviction moratorium to protect such vulnerable renters and their families without delay.”By the end of March, 6.4 million American households were behind on their rent, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As of July 5, roughly 3.