The Oktibbeha County Chancery Court has given residents like Elecia Brooks one last reprieve from eviction, a move activists hope will give them enough time to secure affordable housing. But larger problems in Mississippi’s housing market loom over the paused evictions.
A temporary restraining order from Oktibbeha County Chancery Court Judge Joseph Studdard put a hold on attempts to evict dozens of families from the Catherine Street Apartments in Starkville.
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