Time For A Winter Ban On Evictions?

Due to its suffering economy, France has adopted an annual winter ban on residential tenant evictions that runs from November 1 through March 15. This is a concept worthy of closer study here in the United States.

With the U.S. economy in recession, the official national unemployment rate at 10% and many states experiencing free-fall real unemployment rates of closer to 20%, this measure will protect millions of tenants during this time of economic crisis.

The ATA is working on an analysis of the best way to implement a version of the French plan in the U.S.