"Tell Governor Hogan, US Congress, Landlords and their Lobbyists, the General Assembly, Chief Judge Getty, and Sheriff Anderson: Stop Evictions in Maryland! On August 26th, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the CDC's extended eviction order in an unsigned 6-3 decision. The CDC order, while limited in scope, had previously provided the crucial time needed for cities to get eviction prevention funds out to tenants, some of whom have been waiting months for their paperwork to be processed. Now, more than ever, we need all hands on deck. With nearly 80% of eviction prevention funding still waiting to get to tenants in Maryland, we the undersigned demand the following emergency actions: 1. Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson's Office and sheriff's offices across the state refuse to schedule evictions during high community transmission of COVID-19 in Baltimore City according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker. 2. Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Joseph Getty pause all eviction cases in which tenants are seeking emergency financial assistance. 3. Governor Larry Hogan issue an executive order to stop all residential evictions until 100% of rental assistance funds have been spent and 90 days after statewide community transmission of COVID-19 is tracked as “low” by the CDC. 4. Members of the Maryland General Assembly reconvene in a special session as soon as possible to pass emergency legislation to stop all residential evictions until 100% of rental assistance funds have been spent and 90 days after statewide community transmission of COVID-19 is tracked as “low” by the CDC. 5. Landlords must stop refusing to accept emergency rental assistance and instead choosing to evict people during the ongoing pandemic. 6. Representatives Harris, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Brown, Hoyer, Trone, Mfume, Raskin, and Senators Cardin and Van Hollen move to pass national legislation to address the eviction crisis."
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