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Tenants Facing Eviction Over Covid-19 Look to a 1970s Solution

An idea from a tenant rebellion in the 70s could help renters facing eviction.

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Peter Hepburn and Renee Louis
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Preliminary Analysis: Shifts in Eviction Filings from the CARES Act to the CDC Order

Two major eviction-related shifts have occurred in the U.S. over the last month. Data from the Eviction Tracking System (ETS) allow us to assess what effects those changes have had and where new eviction filings stand in cities across the …

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Gabriel M. Schivone
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America’s Eviction Epidemic

“Things are hard for me,” said Phil, my then-landlord, when he served me and my housemate, Conor, an eviction notice eight years ago.

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Lillian Leung, Peter Hepburn, and …
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Serial Eviction Filings: How Landlords Use the Courts to Collect Rent

We often associate “eviction” with displacement and removal, boxes and furniture thrown to the curb. When a landlord files to evict a tenant—whether for nonpayment of rent or for property damage—we assume they do so to move them out. While …

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Isaac Petkac
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Homeless Shelters, Food Banks Worried Eviction Swell Would be Detrimental

When you think of evictions, it may be easy to think solely of landlords and tenants as the ones who struggle. But that isn't necessarily the case. Places such as homeless shelters and food banks are also primed for a difficult winter …

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Isaac Petkac
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Landlords & Tenants See Financial Struggle During Eviction Process

Regardless of whether someone is a landlord or tenant, both sides have expressed severe financial burdens during the pandemic. The current debate over evictions has made the economic concerns even greater.

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Isaac Petkac
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Evictions: The Concern in Erie - Are There Economic Solutions?

In a time where a global pandemic has put a financial strain on so many, evictions are now at the forefront of discussion in Erie.

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