(DAVID STAATS / Idaho Statesman)

 

President Donald Trump signed an executive order over the weekend directing federal agencies to explore how they can help avoid mass evictions across the country. But, as of now, the eviction moratorium passed by congress under the original stimulus bill has expired. And that could leave hundreds of thousands of renters in our region vulnerable to eviction.

In the first part of a new series, the Mountain West News Bureau’s Noah Glick takes a look at the eviction crisis beginning to unfold here. 

 

(If you are facing eviction in Idaho, click here and here for previous Idaho Matters interviews with resources.) 

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