Eviction

Three big, but basic, things that we could do right now to get us much closer to equity in housing.

If we stick with yesterday’s policy and programs in an unprecedented year of crisis, we will leave an unconscionable number of people, families, and communities behind.

With Democrats taking back the Senate, can the Biden administration go beyond immediate-term rent relief to win more ambitious housing solutions?

Housing advocates working at the local, state, and national levels discuss new research and policy recommendations for advancing housing justice.

Eviction, tiny houses, hotel rooms for the homeless, and COVID-19—Shelterforce’s 10 most-read articles of 2020.

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.

As Congress debates the details of a stimulus deal, we’re giving you a roundup of the eviction crisis as well as the details of what COVID relief could be included in the package.

Most communities lack a way of collecting real-time data on whether landlords are complying with rules. A rental registry could change that.

Despite a state-wide eviction moratorium, thousands of people have been evicted in Chicago since March. A coalition of housing advocates is proposing a just cause ordinance that would halt no-fault evictions.

President-Elect Joe Biden has a substantial housing plan, which clearly draws heavily from the affordable housing and community development fields. The plan is thoughtful and ambitious, calling for not only […]

Tenant organizers across the country—in places like Virginia, Louisiana, and New York—have taken direct action against surging eviction cases through tactics like mass outreach, shutting down court hearings, and picketing lawyers who represent landlords.

The Massachusetts eviction moratorium—one of the strongest in the nation—expired, just in time for winter. How did this happen?