EXPLAINER: How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July
Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. Even with the delay, roughly 3.6 million people in the U.S. as of July 5 said they would face eviction within the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey. Dilks, with the Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation, said that because the moratorium only protects tenants from eviction for nonpayment of rent, many landlords have pursued evictions for other reasons, alleging lease violations or damage to property. “The vast majority of people who have evictions filed against them, particularly in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, don’t bother to go to court for a variety of reasons,” Dilks said. Although Oklahoma City has the lowest overall median rent among the country’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, at $850 per month according to a July report from Realtor.com, the costs are increasing due in part to a lack of affordable housing.
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