The Sconi

After the CDC revealed on Aug. 2 that the moratorium will be given a two-month extension, the country hears mixed reactions. 

The federal government extended the moratorium that prevents tenants from being evicted for late rent in areas of the country with high rates of COVID, which includes Wisconsin, WPR reported.

CNBC reports that the extension comes after some officials said President Joe Biden did not have the right or power to do so, however, the CDC has put a ban on counties with high COVID rates evicting renters. 

The moratorium began September 2020 and originally ended on July 31, 2021, but is now extended to Oct. 3, 2021, WPR reports.

"UPDATE: The @CDCGov will extend the eviction moratorium until Oct. 3," Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) said in an Aug. 5 tweet. "With 11 million Americans behind on rent, this will keep 90% of them in their homes during the pandemic. If you or someone you know needs rental assistance, please visit https://sen.gov/N93Y."

Some residents like Sherry Ratliff of Kenosha expressed their gratitude for the moratorium extension by telling WPR that she was "humbled." Others, like landlords, are feeling the hit from the extension. 

"On a national average, a landlord only gets 8 to 9 cents of every dollar to go in their own pocket," Chris Mokler, a lobbyist with the Wisconsin Apartment Association said, WPR reported. "Assuming the rent is paid in full, the rest of the money is paying the mortgage, the utility bills, the taxes, all the things you can't get out of paying but has to get paid. It's putting landlords in a tough position, this continual moratorium on them collecting the rent in some cases, not all tenants, but enough that it hurts the industry."