Evictions are halted: Here's what you need to know

A temporary halt on evictions covering most renters across the US has been introduced as a public health measure.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order to temporarily halt evictions through the end of the year. The CDC said evictions threaten to increase the spread of coronavirus because they force people to move -- sometimes from one state to another -- or go into shared living situations or group settings like shelters.