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St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Rex Burlison on Friday extended a moratorium on evictions until the end of the year to help keep the coronavirus from spreading and to give city officials more time to process applications for financial assistance.
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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.
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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.
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OtherIllinois 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.
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Illinois will begin the first of two housing relief programs on Monday that will provide nearly $300 million to renters and homeowners who’ve lost income and are at risk of losing their housing because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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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.
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St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison and Sheriff Vernon Betts have agreed to temporarily halt evictions to allow people to seek rental and mortgage assistance. Housing advocates say the break is necessary, as many people have lost income during the coronavirus pandemic.
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St. Louis has the fourth-highest mortgage denial rate for Blacks in the U.S., according to a new study. Compared to the region’s overall mortgage denial rate, Black borrowers in St. Louis are about three times more likely to have their loan applications rejected.
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In March, when the pandemic shut down businesses across St. Louis, the city announced a moratorium on evictions. Officials didn’t want to see people…
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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…