COVID-19 Threatens A New Eviction Crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 Threatens A New Eviction Crisis

Huff Post  

Tents housing the homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles last month. “We know millions of households were one financial accident away from eviction,” said Sarah Saadian, the vice president of public policy for the National Low Income Housing Coalition. “But if their savings run out and their job still hasn’t come back, a lot of those people are going to end up on the street or scrambling for a new place to live.” The economic hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have led some housing activists to call for rent strikes. “If there isn’t sufficient housing at the low end, the problem ends up affecting people higher up the income spectrum.” The coronavirus may also provide an opportunity for cities to solve the other driver of the housing crisis: the near-impossibility of building more homes in overgrown cities. “We have this huge housing deficit at the same time we have several million extra people in their 30s who are disproportionately renting right now and trying to transition to homeownership.” If cities don’t address this mismatch, the country could return to its trajectory of soaring home prices relatively quickly after the pandemic is over — or maybe even before.

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Fatal eviction: A profile of one family’s despair
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fatal eviction: A profile of one family’s despair

Raw Story  

This article originally appeared in InsiderNJ. Emma’s pre-K teacher told the New York Post the Alarcon family were “very caring, loving, nurturing and generous, describing Andrea as “a dutiful class mom who ‘was on top of everything’ and made Valentine’s Day gifts for her daughter’s 14 classmates.” New Jersey is the densest state in the nation, and yet, despite our …

Granderson: If the economy is so great, why are evictions soaring?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Granderson: If the economy is so great, why are evictions soaring?

LA Times  

There is another migrant crisis brewing. Combine the rent line item with the soaring cost of child care, and don’t forget groceries, and … well, you can understand why evictions have spiked and homelessness has reached a record high. Wall Street predicted that last year’s gross domestic product would grow by less than 2%, and instead it was 2.5% — …

A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help
11 months ago

A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help

Associated Press  

DENVER — Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled over a decade in Denver — from $750 to $3,374 last year. “Every month you just gotta budget and then you still fall short,” she said, adding what became a monthly refrain: “Well, this month at least we have $13 left.” …

What is the Renters’ Reform Bill and what are no-fault evictions?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is the Renters’ Reform Bill and what are no-fault evictions?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Giving his first King’s Speech as monarch, King Charles said: “Renters will benefit from …

Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they’re drowning in debt
1 year, 6 months ago

Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they’re drowning in debt

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one of the longest-lasting eviction bans in the country. While it’s more common to see tenants converging on city halls in California to demand …

Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise
1 year, 6 months ago

Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta. “For his health, it’s just not right.” The Williams family is among millions of tenants from New York state to Las Vegas who have been …

Pandemic aid saved millions of Americans from eviction, and the data prove it
1 year, 7 months ago

Pandemic aid saved millions of Americans from eviction, and the data prove it

LA Times  

The Treasury Department’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, one of the most ambitious investments in emergency housing in the nation’s history, has disbursed $46 billion in aid to state and local governments since early 2021. After his rent surged past $1,000 a month in early 2021 he feared he would have to move out — until he got a $7,300 lifeline …

Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows
2 years ago

Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows

LA Times  

Mickey Marraffino locates an unhoused man at the Redondo Beach Pier during the 2022 L.A. homeless count on Feb. 23. Eviction moratoriums and cash income from extended unemployment insurance and stimulus payments helped thousands of economically vulnerable people in Los Angeles County avoid becoming homeless during the pandemic, a new study has found. “The big thing is to learn from …

L.A. plans end to COVID-19 protections against evictions, rent hikes
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A. plans end to COVID-19 protections against evictions, rent hikes

LA Times  

2020 photo of a ‘posada’ protest in Lakewood advocating for extended eviction protections for tenants. Los Angeles may wind down many of its COVID-19 protections against evictions and rent increases by January, ending what has become some of the nation’s strongest and longest-lasting tenant safeguards during the pandemic. Many landlords, he said, don’t expect to recover past-due rent debts, and …

Huge rise in no-fault evictions as thousands forced out of homes after end of pandemic protections
2 years, 4 months ago

Huge rise in no-fault evictions as thousands forced out of homes after end of pandemic protections

The Independent  

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Evictions spiking as assistance, protections disappear
2 years, 4 months ago

Evictions spiking as assistance, protections disappear

Associated Press  

Jada Riley thought she had beaten homelessness. “I don’t want to have my son experience any struggles that I went through.” Eviction filings nationwide have steadily risen in recent months and are approaching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels in many cities and states. “Our numbers of evictions are increasing every month at an astonishing rate, and I just don’t see that …

Can US tenants cope with COVID eviction protections ending?
2 years, 9 months ago

Can US tenants cope with COVID eviction protections ending?

Al Jazeera  

Housing rights campaigner Rob Robinson and Legal Aid’s Beth Mellen on the housing crisis in the United States. “Once the courts open up, we will see a rush to evict,” says housing rights campaigner Rob Robinson. You need support.” Beth Mellen, the director of Legal Aid’s Eviction Defense Project, says preventive solutions such as aid from the federal government can …

Some California renters will receive three more months of eviction protection
2 years, 9 months ago

Some California renters will receive three more months of eviction protection

LA Times  

California extended its eviction moratorium until June 30 in an emergency bill lawmakers approved Thursday, giving government officials another three months to disburse rent relief payments for tenants who have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s no question that many people are being left behind in this legislation,” state Sen. Ben Allen said during a Senate floor …

Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends
3 years ago

Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Soon after losing his trucking job amid the pandemic, Freddie Davis got another blow: His landlord in Miami was almost doubling the rent on his Miami apartment. But housing advocates say they’re on the rise in many parts of the country —- though numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels due to the infusion of federal rental assistance and other …

Here’s why the US government is changing rent relief distribution
3 years, 1 month ago

Here’s why the US government is changing rent relief distribution

CNN  

There is still emergency rental assistance available for those struggling to cover their rent because of the pandemic. There was no national rent relief infrastructure prior to the pandemic, and the government needed to use a patchwork process of distribution that put tremendous administrative burdens on states, cities and localities. By the end of October, more than 100 state and …

Evictions begin as US ban ends, but not the spike feared
3 years, 3 months ago

Evictions begin as US ban ends, but not the spike feared

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I didn’t think I was going to be evicted …

Many renters to get help when California eviction protections end this week
3 years, 3 months ago

Many renters to get help when California eviction protections end this week

LA Times  

Some California eviction protections expire this week, but low-income tenants who are behind on their rent can continue to hold on to their housing by applying for a state rent relief program, officials said Monday. “We urge anyone who owes back rent or who will have problems paying upcoming rent to apply as soon as possible, but no one should …

More rental aid is reaching tenants to stave off eviction
3 years, 3 months ago

More rental aid is reaching tenants to stave off eviction

Associated Press  

Almost a month after a federal eviction moratorium ended, the Treasury Department said Friday that states and cities distributed money for nearly 1.4 million payments in August and the pace picked up from the month before. Among cities and counties, New York, Los Angeles and Miami-Dade County in Florida collective reached nearly 27,000 households and spent more than $347 million …

New York City rents on apartments rise by as much as 70% as market returns to pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 3 months ago

New York City rents on apartments rise by as much as 70% as market returns to pre-pandemic levels

Daily Mail  

Landlords are increasing rents in New York City by as much as 70 percent as markets in some boroughs return to pre-pandemic levels. Citywide, rents are rebounding as demand returns, with the median rent in Brooklyn returning to near pre-pandemic levels, and prices in Manhattan too seeing a steep return Additionally, incentives meant to lure renters are evaporating citywide as …

Goldman Sachs says 750,000 households could be evicted this year unless Congress acts
3 years, 4 months ago

Goldman Sachs says 750,000 households could be evicted this year unless Congress acts

CNN  

New York CNN Business — If Congress doesn’t implement a new eviction ban, three-quarters of a million American households could be evicted later this year, according to new research. Without faster aid or new legislation, Goldman Sachs estimates 750,000 households will face eviction this fall and winter. The process of recovering back rent through the emergency rental assistance program has …

New urgency to fix New York’s COVID-19 rent relief program
3 years, 4 months ago

New urgency to fix New York’s COVID-19 rent relief program

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. “I am in talks with the Senate Majority Leader and Assembly Speaker to call a special session to address the impending eviction crisis, given the Supreme Court’s decision,” Hochul said in statement Friday afternoon. “Our teams will be working through the weekend to address how best to deliver relief to renters and homeowners in …

Billions In Federal Rental Aid Sit Unspent By Local Governments
3 years, 4 months ago

Billions In Federal Rental Aid Sit Unspent By Local Governments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Eight months after the federal government approved billions of dollars to help people pay their rent, more than 50 counties and cities still haven’t spent a single penny. The numbers come from the Treasury Department’s latest data on the distribution of rental assistance, which Congress first authorized in December 2020. State and local governments have faced pressure …

Biden lawyers defend COVID-19 eviction ban at US Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden lawyers defend COVID-19 eviction ban at US Supreme Court

Al Jazeera  

Landlords argue the ban is illegal and renew request the US high court toss out Biden’s order. Lawyers for President Joe Biden’s administration have asked the US Supreme Court to keep in place a federal prohibition on evictions, designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while justices consider a constitutional challenge by landlord groups to the ban’s legality. In …

US announces new 60-day eviction moratorium until October 3 due to Covid-19 spread
3 years, 5 months ago

US announces new 60-day eviction moratorium until October 3 due to Covid-19 spread

India Today  

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a new 60-day moratorium on residential evictions in areas with high levels of Covid-19 infections, citing the raging Delta variant, after having rejected an earlier push by the White House. On Sunday, the CDC rejected President Joe Biden's request for a new scaled-down pandemic-related moratorium, citing a lack of …

Millions of Americans risk eviction as Covid-19 cases spike
3 years, 5 months ago

Millions of Americans risk eviction as Covid-19 cases spike

India Today  

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political finger-pointing. With billions in government funds meant to help renters still untapped, President Joe Biden this week urged Congress to extend the 11-month-old moratorium, after a recent Supreme Court ruling meant the White House could …

Tenants prepare for unknown as eviction moratorium ends
3 years, 5 months ago

Tenants prepare for unknown as eviction moratorium ends

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Tenants saddled with months of back rent are facing the end of the federal eviction moratorium Saturday, a move that could lead to millions being forced from their homes just as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading. moratorium.” The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September …

Ending Eviction Moratoriums Likely Led To Thousands Of Coronavirus Deaths: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

Ending Eviction Moratoriums Likely Led To Thousands Of Coronavirus Deaths: Study

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING States that ended protections banning evictions in the spring and summer of 2020 likely led to hundreds of thousands of additional COVID-19 cases and thousands of deaths from the coronavirus, according to a new UCLA study. The study, published Monday in the American Journal of Epidemiology, looked at 43 states that had eviction moratoriums from March to …

Opinion: Short-term fixes aren’t enough to solve America’s looming eviction crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: Short-term fixes aren’t enough to solve America’s looming eviction crisis

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kathryn Reynolds is a senior policy program manager in the Urban Institute’s Research to Action Lab. Abby Boshart is a policy coordinator in the Urban Institute’s Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, where her work focuses on rental assistance, eviction and homelessness. The good news, though, is that some states and localities are rushing to institute short-term eviction …

‘Avalanche’ of homelessness expected as furlough and Universal Credit boost end
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Avalanche’ of homelessness expected as furlough and Universal Credit boost end

The Independent  

Homelessness will rise this autumn as furlough and Universal Credit schemes are set to end in September, The Big Issue has warned. “Millions of people in this country are behind in household bills, half a million are in rent arrears, and nearly 200,000 homeowners are in financial difficulty,” Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, said. “More people are …

EXPLAINER: What will the end of the eviction ban mean in DC?
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: What will the end of the eviction ban mean in DC?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey. The city’s moratorium is …

Lawmakers demand answers on New York rent relief rollout
3 years, 5 months ago

Lawmakers demand answers on New York rent relief rollout

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — It will be weeks before New York issues any payments from the state’s $2.4 billion COVID-19 rent relief fund, state officials told The Associated Press Tuesday, adding to delays in a program that has been beset by technical glitches with its online application portal. On June 1, New York launched an online application portal allowing tenants and …

New wave of rental stress and homelessness three months after COVID moratorium lifted, report says
3 years, 6 months ago

New wave of rental stress and homelessness three months after COVID moratorium lifted, report says

ABC  

Tricia Ray-Kepa has managed to turn a rundown 3 x 1 rental on a noisy thoroughfare in Perth into a charming home, despite its shortcomings. Mrs Ray-Kepa is one of scores of tenants who have flooded legal and financial services since the state's COVID-19 rental moratorium - which prevented landlords from increasing rent or evicting tenants - ended in March. …

Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes
55 years ago

Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes

Slate  

During COVID, more and more people started having trouble making ends meet. With a possible eviction boom just days away, I spoke with Alieza Durana, a reporter with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University who focuses on housing, evictions, and homelessness, on Wednesday’s episode of What Next. So we’re preparing for the possibility that many families who were facing evictions …

The falling rents of COVID times are behind us. Expect prices to rise
3 years, 6 months ago

The falling rents of COVID times are behind us. Expect prices to rise

LA Times  

An apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles at 8th Street and Grand Avenue. “Landlords are really eager to charge more rather than charge less,” said Rob Warnock, research associate with rental website Apartment List, whose data show the median rent in Los Angeles is up 3.6% from the bottom. In Los Angeles County, rents fell most on the high end …

Landlords seek end of eviction moratorium
3 years, 7 months ago

Landlords seek end of eviction moratorium

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Groups representing landlords on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to end the federal moratorium on evicting tenants who aren’t paying rent during the coronavirus pandemic. The Alabama Association of Realtors is leading the petition that argues the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority in issuing the order regarding evictions and that any heath …

After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
3 years, 8 months ago

After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The recent court ruling striking down a national eviction moratorium has heightened concerns that tenants won’t receive tens of billions of dollars in promised federal aid in time to avoid getting kicked out of their homes. “Unfortunately, rental assistance funds are not reaching struggling families nearly as quickly as is needed,” said Oren Sellstrom, litigation director for the …

Homeless relief is on the way, but the crisis could get worse as evictions loom
3 years, 8 months ago

Homeless relief is on the way, but the crisis could get worse as evictions loom

CNN  

Washington CNN — States and cities are racing to use the billions infederal relief aid approved by Congress to fight the growing crisis of homelessness – but the approaching end of some pandemic benefits threatens to make the problem worse. The federal government has made a historic $70 billion investment across successive Covid relief packages in helping people find and …

EXPLAINER: The law and science behind the CDC’s eviction ban
3 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: The law and science behind the CDC’s eviction ban

Associated Press  

When the U.S. government enacted a ban on evictions, it did so through an unlikely agency: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Larry Gostin, a public health law expert at Georgetown University, said he believes the CDC has the legal authority to stop evictions, but acknowledges: “This is definitely a stretch because the Public Health Service Act doesn’t specifically …

Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended
3 years, 9 months ago

Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic. John Pollock, coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, said that the moratorium “is vital for ensuring there is enough time for Congress’s emergency rental assistance to reach the millions of renters …

The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?
3 years, 9 months ago

The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden s administration has less than …

How to avoid eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

How to avoid eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

Tenants and housing rights organizers rally in September at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles to protest eviction orders. “If you’re in a rent-control jurisdiction, there’s at least 20 defenses buried in … local ordinances,” housing rights attorney Frances Campbell said. “We’ve said from the beginning that owners should try to work things out with their tenants,” said Daniel …

Landlords suing to push back against eviction ban
4 years, 3 months ago

Landlords suing to push back against eviction ban

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Memphis, seven landlords who together manage or own …

Illegal evictions up 50 per cent since pandemic began as housing experts warn of ‘massive increase’ in coming months
4 years, 3 months ago

Illegal evictions up 50 per cent since pandemic began as housing experts warn of ‘massive increase’ in coming months

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ben Reeve-Lewis, a TRO with Safer Renting which works …

Coronavirus: Plans to suspend eviction ban could have ‘devastating consequences’ on health, medical bodies warn
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Plans to suspend eviction ban could have ‘devastating consequences’ on health, medical bodies warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government’s plans to suspend the eviction ban this weekend …

CDC directs halt to renter evictions to prevent virus spread
4 years, 4 months ago

CDC directs halt to renter evictions to prevent virus spread

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has issued a directive halting the eviction of certain renters though the end of 2020 to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Brian Morgenstern, a deputy White House press secretary, said Tuesday’s announcement means that people struggling to pay rent due to COVID-19 would not have to worry about being evicted and risking the …

California renters to receive COVID-19 eviction protections under bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom
4 years, 4 months ago

California renters to receive COVID-19 eviction protections under bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature acted Monday to avert a housing crisis by approving legislation to extend protections against evictions by five months for California renters facing financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 has impacted everyone in California — but some bear much more of the burden than others, especially tenants struggling to stitch together the monthly …

California leaders reach deal on eviction protections
4 years, 4 months ago

California leaders reach deal on eviction protections

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians who can’t pay rent because of the coronavirus could stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31, but only if they pay a portion of some missed payments under a proposal endorsed Friday by Gov. Lawmakers have been rushing to come up with a bill to extend those eviction protections while balancing the impact on …

'A Homeless Pandemic' Looms As 30 Million Are At Risk Of Eviction
4 years, 5 months ago

'A Homeless Pandemic' Looms As 30 Million Are At Risk Of Eviction

NPR  

'A Homeless Pandemic' Looms As 30 Million Are At Risk Of Eviction Enlarge this image toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Damian Dovarganes/AP Cruz Santos thought her life was finally turning around in early March when she found a job at a shoe store after months of looking. Sponsor Message Over the weekend, President Trump signed an executive order requiring administration officials …

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
4 years, 5 months ago

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. “It’s going to be a mess,” said Bill Faith, executive director of Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, referring to the Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, which found last week that more than 23% of Ohioans …

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
4 years, 5 months ago

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

LA Times  

Natasha Blunt owes thousands of dollars in back rent after she lost her banquet porter job. “It’s going to be a mess,” said Bill Faith, executive director of Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, referring to the Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, which found last week that more than 23% of Ohioans questioned said they weren’t able to make …

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