...after the investment was already made. As noted in the story, eviction is a legal tool that has always been afforded to landlords. That tool was taken away (at lest temporarily) by an eviction ban after the owners/landlords were locked into their current investments. In other words, the rules changed, and those in favor of long-term moratoriums on evictions are essentially telling landlords "too bad." If this continues long-term, foreclosures will occur, and investment properties will likely become unattractive for new investors to buy. So what happens when the bank is left holding huge amounts of foreclosed rental properties with no one to purchase them? Banks aren't going to be landlords...so this is a bad proposition for both renters and the economy.