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type: "LegalText"
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title: "15 U.S.C. § 9058"
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description: "Temporary moratorium on eviction filings"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "116"
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chapter_name: "CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT)"
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section: "9058"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 9058"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc15@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9058"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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---
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# 15 U.S.C. § 9058 - Temporary moratorium on eviction filings
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## Text
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(a) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Covered dwelling The term “covered dwelling” means a dwelling that—
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(A) is occupied by a tenant—
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(i) pursuant to a residential lease; or
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(ii) without a lease or with a lease terminable under State law; and
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(B) is on or in a covered property.
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(2) Covered property The term “covered property” means any property that—
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(A) participates in—
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(i) a covered housing program (as defined in section 12491(a) of title 34); or
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(ii) the rural housing voucher program under section 1490r of title 42; or
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(B) has a—
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(i) Federally backed mortgage loan; or
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(ii) Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan.
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(3) Dwelling The term “dwelling”—
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(A) has the meaning given the term in section 3602 of title 42; and
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(B) includes houses and dwellings described in section 3603(b) of title 42.
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(4) Federally backed mortgage loan The term “Federally backed mortgage loan” includes any loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction loan) that—
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(A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential real property (including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives) designed principally for the occupancy of from 1 to 4 families, including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the same property; and
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(B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any way, by any officer or agency of the Federal Government or under or in connection with a housing or urban development program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or a housing or related program administered by any other such officer or agency, or is purchased or securitized by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.
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(5) Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan The term “Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan” includes any loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction loan) that—
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(A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential multifamily real property designed principally for the occupancy of 5 or more families, including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the same property; and
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(B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any way, by any officer or agency of the Federal Government or under or in connection with a housing or urban development program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or a housing or related program administered by any other such officer or agency, or is purchased or securitized by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.
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(b) Moratorium During the 120-day period beginning on March 27, 2020, the lessor of a covered dwelling may not—
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(1) make, or cause to be made, any filing with the court of jurisdiction to initiate a legal action to recover possession of the covered dwelling from the tenant for nonpayment of rent or other fees or charges; or
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(2) charge fees, penalties, or other charges to the tenant related to such nonpayment of rent.
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(c) Notice The lessor of a covered dwelling unit—
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(1) may not require the tenant to vacate the covered dwelling unit before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the lessor provides the tenant with a notice to vacate; and
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(2) may not issue a notice to vacate under paragraph (1) until after the expiration of the period described in subsection (b).
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(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4024, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 492.)
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