Advocates for renters in Kansas are troubled by the end of the state's ban on evictions and foreclosures on home mortgages for people who are struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Top Republican lawmakers on Friday rescinded the executive order from Gov. Laura Kelly imposing the ban. State law gives leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to rescind such orders. Republicans have long argued the state's moratorium prevents landlords from getting paid. But the Topeka Capital-Journal reports that advocates said ending the state's ban is troubling because a nationwide ban through June from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could be nullified by a lawsuit.