President Biden has begun repealing many of the administrative actions of his predecessor, in addition to implementing key planks of his own campaign platform, such as Biden’s commitment to housing affordability. Unfortunately, the new administration has missed a key opportunity to accomplish both goals by choosing to extend rather than end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium.

On her first day in her role as the new CDC director, Rochelle Walensky announced that the Biden administration would extend Trump’s moratorium on evictions through the end of March and perhaps beyond. To justify this decision, Walensky said, “[Coronavirus] has also triggered a housing affordability crisis that disproportionately affects some communities.”