<story><title>US states brace for ‘avalanche’ of evictions as federal moratorium ends</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/29/eviction-moratorium-expiration-renters</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>analyte123</author><text>Making it harder to evict drives up rents and worsens the housing crisis by restricting supply (why rent out a home or build units if the government can force you to let people live in it for free for well over a year) and by raising the bar for tenant selection (someone with poor credit or unconventional life history is a far greater risk if it will take months on end to get them out for not paying). I&amp;#x27;m not a homeowner or a landlord, so I&amp;#x27;m not exactly talking my book here.</text></comment>
<story><title>US states brace for ‘avalanche’ of evictions as federal moratorium ends</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/29/eviction-moratorium-expiration-renters</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>post_break</author><text>I just don&amp;#x27;t understand how the government postponed evictions without paying landlords. Can you just tell people they don&amp;#x27;t have to work while forcing companies to pay employees? Etc it&amp;#x27;s just bizarre. I feel for the people who needed these protections, but also recognize the people on the other side of the coin who have mortgages, utilities, etc.</text></comment>