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Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Trump administration

Nbcwashington · · 1261 words · By Michael Casey; The Associated Press
Tenant Rights and Housing Stability Economic Impact of Pandemic Policies Property Rights vs. Public Health
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“a federal eviction moratorium that lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million”
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The AP article explicitly mentions Matthew Haines and the loss of over $1 million. While other search results mention the moratorium, they do not independently corroborate the specific financial loss of Haines and his investors.
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web search NEUTRAL — BOSTON (AP) — Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn't pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriu…
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-05-03/lan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
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web search NEUTRAL — Haines is also doing repairs like fixing an air conditioning unit or changing a pool light himself to save money. Their investors, retirees who typically get an annual return of 7% to 9%, got nothing …
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/news/2021/08/19/landlord-tenan…
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“Haines is among more than 1,500 property owners who filed a federal lawsuit arguing the moratorium enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention violated the Fifth Amendment”
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Multiple web sources confirm that property owners filed lawsuits arguing the CDC's eviction moratorium violated the Fifth Amendment (specifically the Takings Clause).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Murthy v. Missouri, 603 U.S. 43 (2024), originally filed as Missouri v. Biden, was a case in the Supreme Court of the United States involving the First Amendment, the federal government, and social me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murthy_v._Missouri
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich, Karoline C. Leavitt, and Susan Wiles is a pending court case before a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press_v._Budowich
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (…
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“Plaintiffs range from those who lost thousands of dollars to one who lost over $14.5 million.”
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Two independent web sources (MSN and another news report) specifically mention the range of losses from thousands of dollars to over $14.5 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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“After initially losing in the Court of Federal Claims in 2022, the plaintiffs won on appeal and are now in settlement discussions with the Justice Department.”
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The MSN source mentions the shift in legal strategy after losing in the Court of Federal Claims in 2022, but the specific detail about current settlement discussions with the Justice Department is not independently corroborated by the other provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a United States federal statute that permits private parties to sue the U.S. government in federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on its behalf.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy. If this search is successful, the cou…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Small-claims courts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants. Courts authorized to try small claims may also have other judicial functions, and go by different names in …
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“Landlords are hoping to recoup as much as $1.5 billion”
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The provided web results for this claim discuss tax losses in Australia or general small claims court, but do not mention a $1.5 billion recoupment figure for the US eviction moratorium lawsuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Navigating legal processes can be daunting for landlords and tenants. But disagreements can arise – so what can you do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4g2Y4OPu4I
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, landlords earning between KSh288,000 and KSh15 million annually are required to pay a monthly residential rental income tax at a rate of 7.5 per cent on gross rent.
https://businessvoice.co.ke/kra-targets-landlords-in-new-tax…
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web search NEUTRAL — ExclusivePolitics Federal Tax deductions.In a typical financial year, landlords collectively declare to the Australian Taxation Office about $43 billion in total rent and $47 billion in deductions, Ms…
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/landlords-tipped-to-…
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“Haines, who owns three rental communities with 240 units in Arlington and Irving, Texas.”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (Bible verses, football teams, etc.) and do not contain information about Matthew Haines' properties in Texas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Ohio Bobcats football team will represent Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats will be led by John Hauser in h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many United States placenames are derived either from a person who may have been associated with the founding of the place, or in honor of a notable person. If there is no citation for a place on this…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City," it serves as both a regional hub for Central New Jersey and a bedroom suburb of the New York Metropol…
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“The federal eviction moratorium lasted from September 2020 through July 2021”
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The timeframe (September 2020 to August/July 2021) is corroborated by multiple sources, including the Darby Development Inc. v. U.S. case mention and general reports on the moratorium.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists a number of significant events in science that have occurred in the third quarter of 2020.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the third quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see L…
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“It ended after the Supreme Court ruled the CDC lacked authority to impose the ban without congressional authorization.”
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Multiple independent sources (Ballotpedia and others) confirm the Supreme Court ended the moratorium because the CDC lacked the authority to do so without congressional authorization.
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web search NEUTRAL — Our weekly summary of federal news highlights the U.S. Supreme Court ending the federal eviction moratorium and the DCCC outraising the NRCC for the first time since April. Read all about it in this w…
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2021/08/28/u-s-supreme-court-en…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The federal eviction moratorium was a lifeline for millions of Americans, the last remaining federal protection keeping them safely and stably housed throughout the pandemic.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/video/u-supreme-court-ends-bide…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ruling stated that the CDC exceeded its authority in issuing the moratorium, and that any future federal moratorium on evictions must be authorized by Congress.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/supreme-court-ended-cdc-evict…
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“Moratoriums were also imposed in 43 states and scores of cities”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the number of states (43) or cities that imposed moratoriums.
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“A survey by the National Rental Home Council... found that half of small landlords had tenants who missed rent and a third sold or planned to sell properties.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a National Rental Home Council survey with these specific statistics.
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“The moratorium and backlog of eviction cases cost owners $57 billion, according to the lawsuit”
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“more than 10 million delinquent renters in just the ban's first four months.”
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“Liz Leone, who has 52 apartments in Las Vegas... lost over $250,000... and borrowed $60,000 from the federal Small Business Administration”
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“a study published in April in the medical journal JAMA Network Open that found homelessness rose 11% in a typical state in 2022, and would have increased 20% without state eviction moratoriums.”
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“They also benefited from $46.5 billion in federal emergency rental assistance, which the Eviction Lab at Princeton University found in April was largely targeted to areas where landlords filed the most evictions before the pandemic.”
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“Arkansas and Nebraska, didn’t accept all federal funding.”
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“Rick Jones, vice chairman of Management Services Corporation, which owns 4,000 apartment units in Virginia”
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“his company lost more than $230,000 in unpaid rent during the pandemic.”
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