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Somerville officials are seeking to extend their city’s eviction moratorium through the end of November, a request set to come before the Board of Health at a virtual meeting Thursday.

Without an extension, the ban is set to end next week, on Sept. 15. The city’s moratorium prevents the physical removal of tenants from their homes, though landlords can still file notices to quit and seek court orders.

“We are still in a health crisis and this is one important way we can keep our most vulnerable safe,” Mayor Joe Curtatone said in a statement, adding that city staff is “working furiously” to help tenants and homeowners access housing assistance.

The Somerville Office of Housing Stability has increased its capacity and is now helping file an average of 60 housing applications per month, according to the city.

A 6-3 Supreme Court decision in late August ended a federal eviction moratorium, saying that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped in extending the pause without specific congressional authorization.

After the Supreme Court’s ruling, the White House called for “all entities that can prevent evictions — from cities and states to local courts, landlords, Cabinet Agencies — ” to quickly take action to do so.

While cities like Somerville and Boston pursue local-level action, bills to reinstitute a statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures have been before the Housing Committee since March. Landlord groups are discussing potential lawsuits against the Boston ban.

Greg Vasil, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, said last week that a municipality-by-municipality “patchwork” approach to evictions “makes no sense.”