I am excited to announce that Attorney Gary Koch has joined the Landlord-Tenant Law team at Petrie + Pettit starting August 30th.
With nearly 20 years of experience, Gary D. Koch joins the Petrie + Pettit S.C. team to assist…
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Well that didn’t take long.  Not even two full business days after the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium ended and now we have another moratorium in place.  
On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the direction of President Biden, the CDC announced a …
Continue Reading CDC Announces A New, Temporary, Limited Eviction Moratorium Through October 3rd for Counties With Substantial and High Rates of Covid Transmission

The CDC’s eviction moratorium finally ended at midnight on July 31, 2021.  
The moratorium could not be extended due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that the CDC exceeded its statutory powers and didn’t have the right to issue an eviction moratorium …
Continue Reading The CDC's Eviction Moratorium Has Finally Ended . . . Now What?

We have just learned that the CDC will extend the Moratorium another 30 days through the end of July.  It has been reported that this is the last extension of the moratorium that will be granted by the CDC.
There is…
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By Attorney Jennifer M. Hayden of Petrie + Pettit S.C.
As you may have heard, on Wednesday, May 5th, a U.S. District Judge in Washington D.C., the Honorable Dabney Friedrich, overturned the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide eviction moratorium…
Continue Reading U.S. District Judge Overturns CDC's Eviction Moratorium But Stays Decision Pending Appeal

On March 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a joint statement saying that Landlords that evict or threaten to evict Tenants without advising the Tenants of their rights under the various…
Continue Reading FTC States That Landlords That Evict or Threaten to Evict Tenants Without Advising Them of Their Rights Under Eviction Moratoria May Be Engaging in Deceptive and Unfair Practices

On Monday, May 30, 2021, the CDC Issued an Order extending the Eviction Moratorium until at least June 30, 2021.
The “guts” of the Order remain the same from the November 2020 Order which I have previously discussed in an…
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