National eviction moratorium ends Saturday

MIAMI VALLEY — The national eviction moratorium will end this Saturday.

In September 2020, the CDC issued an eviction moratorium to help stop the spread of COVID-19, but that extension ends July 31.

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Dayton’s Human Relation’s Council (HCR) said it anticipates an increase in both formal and informal eviction complains.

“HRC will continue to take complaints and process them to determine if they are discriminatory or landlord/tenant in nature,” said Erica Fields, HRC executive director.

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“We want to ensure that Dayton remains fair and welcoming for all.”

Dayton Mayor, Nan Whaley said she is “super concerned about the moratorium being lifted.”

Whaley was not alone in that thought; census data showed about 112,000 Ohioans also have concerns about being evicted.

“Women and women with children have been most affected by this housing crisis that has been brought on by the pandemic,” Whaley told News Center 7′s Candace Price.

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Toni Morgan, Associate Director of Housing at YMCA Dayton, said she was concerned because some of those who will be impacted are women and children escaping abusive situations.

“It is very difficult for us to find affordable housing for women when they’re coming out of their domestic violence situations,” Morgan said, noting victims could be faced with returning to their abuser.

Whaley said the city of Dayton was working “really hard” with community action agency and legal aid to make sure people do not end up on the street.

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