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Eviction Lab Misses the Mark">Eviction Lab Misses the Mark
As housing activists and academics who conduct research on issues of housing and displacement, we have encountered major problems with Eviction Lab’s practices.
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Eviction Lab Misses the Mark">As housing activists and academics who conduct research on issues of housing and displacement, we have encountered major problems with Eviction Lab’s practices.
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Eviction Reduction Should Be an Explicit Goal of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program">The largest source of subsidy for building affordable housing doesn’t come with meaningful eviction reduction requirements, or even incentives. But it could.
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Eviction System: An Interview with Emily Benfer">Emily Benfer talks about what needs to change in our housing and eviction systems—not just now, but once the pandemic is past, the connections between health and housing, and how […]
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Eviction Filings Hurt Tenants, Even If They Win">[…] estimated that each year, more than 15,000 people in Cook County will get a public eviction record despite having no eviction order or judgment against them. Photo courtesy of Marissa […]
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Eviction Diversion Meaningful in Massachusetts">Whether the governor’s rent relief and eviction diversion program will keep people in their homes depends on whether landlords can be persuaded—or compelled—to participate.
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Eviction Records, Driving Housing Insecurity">Sealing eviction records at the point of filing is an urgent step toward dismantling harmful tenant screening practices.
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Eviction. It Didn’t.">State activists say eviction cases were filed in violation of the CARES Act’s ban on evictions. Pre-trial settlement conferences are further complicating the situation.
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Eviction">Support at all stages of an eviction could help vulnerable tenants navigate the process, avoid being removed from their home, or if they are evicted, help them catch their footing.
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Eviction, Billions in Rental Assistance Undelivered">The CDC issued a new eviction moratorium through Oct. 3. Will it be enough time for states to distribute unpaid rental assistance? And how did the 2020 eviction predictions pan […]
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Eviction Court Recordings Leaves Tenants Vulnerable">[…] a two-minute trial and only 12 percent of tenants have lawyers, Cook County’s lack of eviction court transcripts—with no court reporters or digital recording equipment since 2004—has serious repercussions for […]
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Evictions">When landlords name minor children in eviction filings, the negative effects could haunt them years later.
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Eviction Moratorium Must Include">An eviction moratorium must hit all five phases of eviction to protect public health. Here’s what’s needed for an eviction halt policy to do its job.