Eviction

Last year there were nearly 900 eviction hearings in the Treasure Valley and 2,500 people were left without a place to live. In an effort to help those at risk of eviction in Idaho, a new collaboration has emerged.

If there was ever a stereotype of someone teetering on the brink of eviction (or worse), that trope evaporated decades ago. In fact, millions of Americans are closer to being without a home – due to the economy, the pandemic, bankruptcy or any combination thereof – than at any time in recent history. And that possibility has become reality for a growing number of Idahoans.

It's Friday — which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable. Our panel of reporters will get you up-to-date on the headlines of this past week. On today's show: ICU capacity, COVID-19 in rural hospitals, increasing evictions, the Boise Farmers Market going virtual and more.

At the end of August, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Biden administration’s extended eviction moratorium. The moratorium had been in place through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the agency’s policies to deal with a surge of COVID-19. Now, after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision, some low income renters in Idaho are once again facing eviction.

The stakes have risen sharply to get rental assistance aid to struggling Americans on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ends the national eviction moratorium.

Idaho Matters speaks with Ali Rabe, Executive Director of Jesse Tree which focuses on preventing eviction and homelessness for Treasure Valley families.

The Idaho Supreme Court has unveiled a new online tool to help resolve some eviction cases in Ada County as a federal moratorium halting evictions expires at the end of this month.

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On this holiday week, there are 20 eviction hearings scheduled in the Treasure Valley – 13 in Ada County (five of them on Christmas Eve) and seven more…