The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Monday that lawyers for property owners who violate the national ban on evictions could face federal prosecution and other consequences.
Since the eviction moratorium has been in effect, housing advocates and renters have said a lack of enforcement has led to landlords ignoring the law and pushing out tenants anyway.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureauan interim rule on Monday that will allow tenants to sue debt collectors who violate the national ban on evictions.
Attorneys for landlords and other debt collectors who wrongly evict tenants could also face federal and state prosecution, the bureau said. In addition, these debt collectors must now provide tenants notice of their rights under the eviction ban in writing and on the same date an eviction notice is served.
"No one should be evicted from their home without understanding their rights, and we will hold accountable those debt collectors who move forward with illegal evictions," said Dave Uejio, the CFPB's acting director, in a statement. The announcement is a sign that the Biden administration plans to more aggressively enforce the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national ban on evictions first issued by the Trump administration in September.
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