The eviction ban that most renters don’t know about

A month after it went into effect, many tenants still don’t know about a federal eviction ban that covers 96% of renters. We spoke with reporters Sarah Fowler and Ben Luschen about why advocates worry that a moratorium without rental assistance could leave tenants with thousands of dollars in debt and a remaining specter of eviction when the ban expires at the end of the year.

Editor Mollie Bryant also shared how Big If True identified three top evictors in Oklahoma that received at least $1.5 million in federal loans meant to offset financial losses during the pandemic.