Despite A New Federal Ban, Many Renters Are Still Getting Evicted
NPRDespite A New Federal Ban, Many Renters Are Still Getting Evicted Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeremy Bumpus Jeremy Bumpus Before a new federal eviction ban went into effect recently, Alice and Jeremy Bumpus were on the verge of getting evicted. "In order for tenants to be covered, they have to send a written declaration to the landlord," says Velimir Rasic, an attorney with Lone Star Legal Aid who is representing the Bumpus family. Sponsor Message Rasic "called us and had us sign a paper," Jeremy Bumpus says. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jen Rice/Houston Public Media Jen Rice/Houston Public Media "We're still working in that murky period between the order hits and the courts and the government bureaucracy figures out how to actually implement it," he says.