Federal Judge: Landlords do not have to Provide Free Housing

A Federal Judge in Ohio has ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority by issuing a nationwide eviction ban. 

The lawsuit was brought last October by a group of Ohio landlords and the National Association of Home Builders.

The CDC was held to lack the statutory authority to promulgate the eviction ban. A similar case challenging the moratorium is on appeal in the 5th Circuit.

At this point it is not clear whether the federal government will attempt to limit the decision only to the plaintiffs involved or to the entire state of Ohio. 

A federal judge in Memphis Tennessee ruled the government also overstepped its bounds when it put evictions on hold last year. He ruled the government’s order unenforceable in West Tennessee and landlords involved in that case own more than 5,000 units in the area. 

One other case received a favorable district court judge and a fourth is on appeal in the 11th Circuit.