Eviction Lab

“While Fair Rent Commissions in Connecticut have existed since the 1960s, the rental and job market difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the state legislature expanding the Commissions’ power in recent years.”

CT Supreme Court sides with tenants in key Fair Rent Commission case The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled an eviction could not proceed if the tenant has a pending case with the local Fair Rent Commission, which helps mediate rent increases and investigate general rental cost complaints filed by tenants.

“On that land, the Squamish are building the densest residential neighborhood in the country.”

Opinion | One City Might Have Just Cracked the Housing Crisis A large real estate development in the middle of Vancouver, British Columbia, shows how cities can build more housing.

“Oklahoma has one of the fastest eviction timelines in the nation.”

Oklahoma City evictions more than twice the rate of New York City Data from Eviction Lab shows Oklahoma City renters face eviction at more than twice the rate of renters in larger cities, with advocates calling for changes to state eviction laws.

“We need more housing of all types and all sizes, and social housing is part of the solution.”

Seattle’s social housing experiment takes first major steps Seattle Social Housing Developer agreed to purchase its first building and wrapped up a lottery to determine who will live there.

“Black mothers experience a convergence of traumas and disadvantage that results in an experience of sustained deprivation unlike what may be captured when examining a singular adversity or social system.”

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New research by our graduate research assistant Solome Haile

Returning to an analysis of power and the centrality of black women: an empirical response to the battles over intersectionality Abstract. In the decades since its conception, intersectionality scholarship has grown to span a range of topics, study populations, disciplines, and metho

“Kansas has one of the quickest eviction processes in the country, requiring the courts to determine possession of the property within 14 days of the beginning of the process.”

How Johnson County kept more than 1,000 families from homelessness | Opinion An eviction can follow a tenant for life, making it almost impossible to find another rental. This new Kansas law keeps that from happening. | Opinion

Eviction filings not only impact your housing short term but are a hit to your livlihood. Research finds the threat of an eviction can impact mental health, employment, sense of community and so much more. Now, we want to hear from you:

Did you face an eviction during the pandemic (2020-2021)?

Fill out our form below to help us report the longterm impacts of evictions.

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“We are in an eviction crisis in North Carolina and in Durham, and the reason that people are facing eviction is because the cost of everything is going up, while wages are staying the same.”

Why Durham is betting on Legal Aid to prevent evictions amid rising rent costs “North Carolina is one of the most unfriendly states for tenants in the country,” said City Councilwoman Chelsea Cook

"I think the reality is most people can make this, they just needed more time, and because of the 14-day pay or quit, we can really give them that amount of time.”

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/new-virginia-housing-laws-could-offer-relief-renters-facing-hardship/291-4c721453-2401-4657-b622-5add8e7df88d