Raleigh families are still facing evictions, even after Cooper's moratorium

But the moratorium that's been in place hasn't always protect residents from being evicted. Chyna Roberts, a Raleigh resident, was evicted last week.

"I was $380 short on rent," Roberts said. Roberts and her baby girl were forced out of their home after she lost her job from the pandemic and couldn't afford to pay the bills.

With nowhere to go a week before Christmas, she is fortunate a friend took her and her daughter in. Roberts said she did not know that the moratorium existed, and that her landlord never informed her of the moratorium.

WRAL did reach out to Roberts' landlord and did not hear back.

"It's hurtful," she said. "In a way it's a little discouraging."

“This holiday season, too many families are struggling to pay rent as the pandemic surges,” Cooper said in a statement. “As the first of the month approaches and rent becomes due, I wanted people to know that we plan to extend the moratorium on evictions.”

Even with protections, thousands in NC face eviction

Cooper’s order applies to all eligible residents, regardless of whether they live in federally subsidized housing.

Lisa Isom, from Raleigh, was laid off last week and is afraid that she will be evicted soon.

"I am holding out hope everyday that something happens," Isom said. "Some kind of Christmas miracle, because we need it."

The details of Cooper's moratorium will be based on whether Congress extends a federal moratorium.

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As Congress left town for the holidays, they passed a year-end package that included the COVID aid and $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and address other priorities. Trump is now criticizing the bill and suggests he won't sign it unless there is more aid going out to Americans.