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Trump announces eviction moratorium using federal quarantine authority

By Nihal Krishan
Published September 1, 2020 8:47pm ET
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Trump announces eviction moratorium using federal quarantine authority
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin leads a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Treasury Department in Washington. | (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Trump administration announced Tuesday an eviction moratorium using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quarantine authority.

The CDC said in an order released Tuesday evening that it would temporarily stop renters from being evicted until the end of 2020.

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