Evictions

The Madison County circuit court has allowed landlords to file hundreds of eviction cases despite an order from the governor banning filings during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to continue eviction cases in the county has left renters confused and frustrated after thinking they were safe from official filings.

To mitigate the spread of the coronavirus through mass evictions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a three-month national ban on evictions for renters in early September.

St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Rex Burlison on Monday extended his order suspending evictions until Oct. 2. The judge's order will give families unable to pay their rent or mortgage more time to apply for financial assistance. He said allowing eviction proceedings to continue during the coronavirus pandemic would put the public at risk.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will extend the state’s ban on evictions for another 30 days, his office said Friday. The new moratorium will now expire on Sept. 22 instead of Saturday.

St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison has put evictions on hold until Sept. 1. The judge's order comes after health officials warned that putting people out of their homes during the coronavirus pandemic could cause a public health crisis.

Illinois will launch a new rental assistance program that could help approximately 30,000 tenants struggling to keep a roof over their heads, according...

Christine Rudolph woke up last week to an eviction notice taped on her front door. Three days later, she and her 15-year-old daughter were forced to leave…

At the 2018 Fair Housing conference in St. Louis, panelists on Wednesday discussed ways to reduce the number of evictions in St. Louis, using…