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Camila Vallejo

October 11, 2024

We made a simple eviction data request to all 50 states. This is what we learned

The federal government doesn’t track evictions and there is no national mandate for courts to collect it, so we made a request for eviction data in all 50 states. Spoiler: In many places, it wasn’t easy to find these numbers.

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Camila Vallejo

February 7, 2023

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2022: The Year We Refused to Go Back to Normal

As pandemic-era rental assistance funds and related resources started to sunset, the fight for better protections didn’t. 2022 was defined by groups across the country continuing to push for housing justice.

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The Eviction Lab

July 11, 2022

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New Data Release Shows that 3.6 Million Eviction Cases were Filed in the United States in 2018

The Eviction Lab’s newest data release shows that nearly 6 out of 100 renting households were threatened with eviction at least once during 2018.

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Juan Pablo Garnham

September 2, 2021

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Eviction Diversion: Preventing Eviction Before Going to Court

With federal eviction prevention measures removed and cash benefits like expanded unemployment ending, local and state eviction diversion programs could be key to address a national crisis.

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The Eviction Lab

July 26, 2021

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Questions and answers about evictions

With most COVID-19 aid now in the rearview mirror, eviction filings are once again reaching, or even surpassing, pre-pandemic levels in cities across the country. As many tenants are left to navigate an eviction with few protections, we …

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Anne Kat Alexander and Alieza Durana

February 9, 2021

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Federal Moratorium Extended, but Eviction Filings Continue

In September 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order that temporarily halts some evictions as a public health strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19. Because eviction and the threat of eviction lead to …

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The Eviction Lab and Emily Benfer

September 4, 2020

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Update on the Federal Eviction Moratorium and the Eviction Lab's COVID-19 Projects

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an order, effective from September 4th, 2020 and extended to July 31, 2021, that provides protection from eviction to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Although many questions …

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The Eviction Lab

March 19, 2020

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COVID-19 and Changing Eviction Policies Around the Nation

Note: this page has been archived. The last update was made in March 2022. Check local news sites and housing organizations to learn about possible renter protections in your area. As the world seeks to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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James Minton

August 16, 2018

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Article: Eviction Data Can Keep Cities from “Designing Policy in the Dark”

The Urban Institute’s How Housing Matters website has published an enlightening piece summarizing the current state of nationwide eviction data-gathering, as well as describing the critical role this data can play in informing public …

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James Minton

April 24, 2018

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How We Partnered With Mapbox to Visualize Evictions Nationwide

When Matthew Desmond and his Eviction Lab research team offered us the task of mapping and visualizing their first-of-its-kind database of eviction statistics, we (the web team) were excited, honored, and humbled. And then, when things …

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The Eviction Lab

April 18, 2018

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"Evicted" Takes Form in New Museum Exhibit

First there was the book Evicted, with its heartbreaking stories of families and individuals struggling to maintain stable shelter. Next came the release of The Eviction Lab’s database, revealing the often-surprising scale and span of …

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