Late Thursday night, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's newly extended eviction moratorium. This Biden administration policy prohibited the eviction of "any tenants who live in a county that is experiencing substantial or high levels of COVID–19 transmission and who make certain declarations of financial need." The Supreme Court rightly dismissed the moratorium as infringing on rights and going beyond the law.
The eviction moratorium posed a grave threat to property rights. We own things for a purpose—for some particular use. Those who own rental properties seek to make money from leasing out their possessions to others under contractual terms. When a tenant violates those terms—such as by not paying agreed-upon rent—that person infringes on the owner's rights. In this case, tenants did so with the coercive aid of the government.
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