By Attorney Heiner Giese

The eviction moratorium which ended in August 2021 is still having some aftereffects. A major Milwaukee nonprofit housing provider has gone into receivership. One of Heartland Housing's developments is the St. Anthony's apartments for the homeless at 1004 N. 10th St. Four other apartment complexes are also in the receivership.

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The problems at St. Anthony's are partly tied to the 2020-'21 federal evictions moratorium. It was enacted after unemployment soared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The moratorium, along with property management issues, caused rent collections to fall short, said Don Laackman, chief program officer at Heartland Alliance. The Chicago-based nonprofit social services provider is the parent of Heartland Housing.