On December 4, 2020, ABA President Trish Refo sent a letter to the National Governors Association, encouraging an effective response to the eviction crisis, and offering assistance and collaboration.
On September 5, 2020, ABA President Patricia Refo sent a letter to Congressional leadership calling for immediate action in reinstituting the eviction moratorium and providing financial assistance to renters/landlords and property owners.
State Moratorium: To better understnd the steps states have taken to prevent homelessness during and after the pandemic , the Eviction Lab and Professor Emily Benfer have developed a policy scorecard for each state, distilling the contents of thousands of newly-released emergency orders, declarations, and legislation into a clear set of critical measures included in, and left out of, state-level pandemic responses related to eviction and housing.
Multiple sites assist tenants in creating a form to provide to their landlords in order to prevent eviction.
A2J Tech has created a free, online, multi-lingual COVID-19 Eviction Prevention Form to help tenants generate a declaration that can prevent eviction from their home until January 31st.
The Kentucky Equal Justice Center built the CDC Eviction Declaration tool to help tenants generate and send to their landlords the declarations necessary to receive eviction protections pursuant to the Center for Disease Control’s September 1st order. This tool should be useful to tenants across the nation, since the CDC order applies nationwide.
The Stanford Legal Design Lab built a national Legal Help FAQ platform, with 50-state coverage, of renters’ rights and protections during the COVID-19 emergency.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid has created an online Eviction Court Form Builder program for Florida residents.
The National Housing Law Project has guidance and resources on renter and homeowner rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Network for Public Health Law offers information on housing, emergency declarations, public health surveillance, legal preparedness, data privacy, and more.
The Urban Institute has resources on COVID-19 Policies to Protect People and Communities.
A New NCLC Digital Library article explains new protections for homeowners having difficulty making mortgage payments—both those covered by the CARES Act and the millions who are not.
The Aspen Institute posted an article on their blog on August 7, 2020 entitled, “The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: An Estimated 30-40 Million People in America are at Risk”. The article was authored by Emily Benfer, David Bloom Robinson, Stacy Butler, Lavar Edmonds, Sam Gilman, Katherine Lucas McKay, Zach Neumann, Lisa Owens, Neil Steinkamp & Diane Yentel.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has information on low-interest, long -term disaster loans to business of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters to repair or replace uninsured/underinsured disaster damaged property.
ABA Blueprint highlights SBA Loan and Grant Options for Law Firms.