We are in a world of hurt.
Photos document US eviction crisis as families struggle during the pandemic
Getty photographer John Moore spent a week documenting evictions in Arizona.
As hard-hit families struggle financially and rent moratoriums expire, John Moore of photo agency Getty Images spent more than a week with the Maricopa County Constables Office in Arizona photographing the eviction crisis many Americans are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control announced a federal eviction moratorium in September for renters impacted by the pandemic at a time when many state and local eviction protections were expiring, with the aim of avoiding massive numbers of evictions that would further worsen the health crisis. The CARES Act also provides a moratorium on evictions from federally-subsidized properties, properties that have a federally backed mortgage, and for those who receive rental assistance through a voucher or grant program.
But millions of Americans are still unemployed due to the pandemic, federal rental assistance proposals remain gridlocked in Congress, there's been no extension of additional weekly unemployment benefits that have been a lifeline for many during the crisis, and the CDC's eviction moratorium -- which is set to expire at the end of the year -- is itself being challenged in court.
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As a result, the nonprofit think tank Aspen Institute estimated in August that 30 to 40 million people in the U.S. could be at risk of eviction as moratoriums expire, unless there is "more robust and swift intervention."
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