A law designed not to work has put millions at risk of losing their homes.
evictions
Posted inCoronavirus
The Poor Aren’t Getting the Help Democrats Want to Give Them
Pandemic relief measures are hobbled by serious failures of program design and implementation.
Posted inHousing
Evictions Halted for One More Month, but Rental Assistance Is Stalled Too
With existing funds, we could cover back rent for all low-income tenants during the pandemic. That it hasn’t happened is a matter of priorities.
Posted inHousing
The Problem With the ‘BlackRock Buying Houses’ Meme
Here’s the reality of institutional buyers and the single-family rental market.
Posted inHousing
The Housing Madness Will Hit Renters the Hardest
Purchase prices may be skyrocketing, but the real problem is an imminent eviction crisis and a stubborn inability to deliver rental relief.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Struggling Renters Need More Federal Aid
The Biden-Harris administration did not expand Section 8 vouchers in its recent infrastructure proposals, which could leave millions of renters behind.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart
In upstate New York, a nursing home eviction due to a debt has indefinitely separated two women’s enduring love by 80 miles.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: CDC Moves to Extend Eviction Moratorium
Plus, Jeff Merkley on the Senate companion to HR1, the democracy reform bill.
Posted inHousing
Down and Out in Eviction Court
Despite the pandemic, eviction filings and proceedings continue. Philadelphia has found a better way—for now.
Posted inFirst 100
The Eviction Moratorium Should Have Been Improved, Not Just Extended
The result is empowering large corporate landlords.
