You will recall that on April 3, 2020, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued a temporary moratorium on residential evictions and foreclosures. It was not a moratorium on the accrual of rent or mortgage payments, nor did it restrict or limit obligations existing under leases or mortgages. The proclamation did, however, instruct state, county and local law enforcement to temporarily suspend enforcement proceedings intended to evict or foreclose on residential property.
Since that time, however, states have begun to move forward with the implementation of plans to open their respective economies. On May 21, 2020, Governor Ivey issued a proclamation further loosening COVID 19 restrictions in Alabama, and specifically providing that the moratorium on residential evictions and foreclosures terminates effective at 12:00 a.m. on June 1, 2020.
