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Housing advocates say eviction¹ moratorium² should be extended for a fifth time

Housing advocates are asking Governor Gretchen Whitmer to extend the moratorium on evictions. The moratorium was originally put in place in March, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it has been extended four times via executive order. It is now set to expire at 12:01 a.m. on July 16.

Wanda Upshaw is a Detroit renter. She works for a renal dialysis company and her hours were reduced to part time after the pandemic hit, in order for the company to retain employees.

“I do quite a bit there, I do everything that patients need for assistance, especially during this time.”

Upshaw got a letter from United Community Housing Coalition³, a nonprofit in Detroit, telling her that she could apply for rental⁴ assistance, which she did.

“While applying for it, they requested I go to DHS [Department of Human Services for the city of Detroit] and apply for rental assistance, but the only way that they could assist me is if I got a denial. I did, I got a denial, I gave them my claim letter.”

She says the process took about 45 days in total, during which time, she had already started getting eviction notices. UCHC was able to provide her with rental assistance, but only if she was able to pay a portion as well. She says she was able to get help negotiating with her landlord from UCHC, but she still has rearages she has to pay.

“Even though I got the help, I’m still paying a portion, you know, from my balance. I just think the moratorium is sorely needed, because the next day people could be put out of their homes, and where are they going to go?”

Upshaw says that the assistance that people get isn’t enough.

“We’re about to fall into a second wave, if not already into the second wave of COVID and people need help out here. A lot of people, I mean, I know they’re getting unemployment and all that but it’s not enough.”

Jim Schaafsma is a housing attorney for the Michigan Poverty Law Program. He says that the state government has done good things with its implementation⁵ of the moratorium and the creation of an eviction diversion program, but says it’s not enough.

“These new eviction diversion programs that are being developed in places around the state where they haven’t been in place already, they need more time to take root, and get working effectively, and they’ll have a lot of growing pains.”

Schaafsma says that the $50 million set aside by the state for eviction diversion programs is a great start, but says estimates show that Michigan would need $250 million per month in rental assistance.

Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office, says there is not yet an update on whether the moratorium will be extended this week. She says that Michiganders can apply for rental assistance under the Eviction Diversion Program beginning this Thursday, July 16.

1 eviction   

n.租地等的收回

参考例句：

• The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.这个家庭暂时免于被逐出。
• He claimed damages for unlawful eviction.他要求对非法驱逐作出赔偿。

2 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

5 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。