Tenant Evictions
A legal update from NMAR General Counsel

New CFPB Rule:
 
A new interim final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), which became effective May 3, 2021, classifies landlords attempting to collect unpaid rent from tenants as "debt collectors" and requires them to provide written notice to tenants of their rights under the...

U.S. District Court Ruling:

Last week, a U.S. District Court Judge held the CDC had exceeded its authority with the temporary ban [on evictions] in violation of the Public Health Service Act. (“Court’s Order”). In its Memorandum Opinion, the Court held that “the Public Health Service Act authorizes the Department to combat the spread of disease through a range of measures, but these measures plainly do not encompass...