The Practising Law Institute (PLI) will present “Pandemic Eviction Defense Update: Tenant Representation After the Reprobation of the CDC Eviction Halt Order” as a half-day, live, interactive webcast via Zoom on Tuesday, September 14, beginning at 1 p.m.
Since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has faced a persistent threat of mass evictions that only a series of government restrictions and relief programs have held at bay. Recently, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively ended the remaining CDC public health order on evictions, plunging efforts to forestall widespread evictions into even deeper chaos at a time when over 8 million tenants remain delinquent in rent and 3.5 million anticipate facing eviction within two months.
Topics to be addressed during the webcast by Eric Dunn and Mariel Block of the National Housing Law Project include:
• Update on pandemic threat to renters and communities from mass evictions
• Landscape of eviction litigation in the wake of the CDC eviction halt order rulings
• Overview of ERAP programs (what assistance is available, who qualifies and how to access)
• Recent updates and changes to federal guidance around ERAP
• Key legal arguments and defenses arising from flotsam and jetsam of federal eviction restrictions
• Eviction diversion and other local eviction-reduction policies
“At a time when many experts – including U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland – are warning of a looming eviction crisis and encouraging attorneys to help, we are answering the call with relevant, actionable information on tenant relief programs and other ways to assist clients. At the same time, with the dire security situation in Afghanistan, we are thinking of the many Afghans searching for legal assistance to safely enter and remain in the U.S. We are pleased to offer training at low or no-cost to help orient and prepare advocates,” says Kara O’Brien, PLI’s vice president, programs.
Course materials will be available to attendees prior to the start of the program. Cost for the webcast is $25. To register or for additional information, visit www.pli.edu and click on “programs.”
