WASHINGTON (June 30, 2021) – A majority of the Supreme Court agreed Tuesday evening that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked authority to implement a blanket, nationwide eviction moratorium. Although the court declined to lift the ban immediately, the ruling means the current moratorium should expire at the end of July. National Association of Realtors® President Charlie Oppler issued the following statement in response to Tuesday's ruling.

"This is a victory for property rights," Oppler said. "For more than a year, mom-and-pop property owners have been pushed toward financial ruin as they upkeep their properties and pay their taxes and mortgages with no income of their own. With the pandemic waning and the economy improving, it is time to restore the housing sector to its healthy, former function. Property owners also deserved this absolute clarity from our federal court system regarding property rights in America to avoid similar financial harm in the future.

"This ruling keeps in place certainty for tenants for another month while offering helpful clarity to struggling housing providers. It is now critical that the nearly $50 billion in rental assistance NAR helped secure gets out to those who need it most."

With the support of NAR, the Georgia and Alabama Associations of Realtors® challenged the orders in federal court. In May, a U.S. federal judge sided with housing providers, ruling the moratorium unlawful. However, the judge issued a stay of her ruling pending appeal.

The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

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