Eviction Lab Research

Anne Kat Alexander and Alieza Durana

February 9, 2021

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 overcrowded living environments as families “double up” in rental units or enter shelters, eviction is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection, transmission, and death. This order halting some evictions is currently in effect until June 30, 2021.

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Emily Lemmerman, Renee Louis, Joe Fish, and Peter Hepburn

December 21, 2020

Preliminary Analysis: Who is being filed against during the pandemic?

In this brief, we analyze whether this deepening of racial and gender inequalities holds true of eviction risk as well.

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Peter Hepburn, Renee Louis, and Matthew Desmond

December 16, 2020

Racial and Gender Disparities among Evicted Americans

Are Black and Latinx renters evicted at higher rates than their white counterparts? Are women renters evicted at higher rates than men? Is this true for all racial and ethnic groups? Answering these questions is central to addressing the long history of excluding women and communities of color from housing, banking, and credit opportunities in the U.S.

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Joe Fish, Emily Lemmerman, Renee Louis, and Peter Hepburn

December 15, 2020

Eviction Moratoria have Prevented Over a Million Eviction Filings in the U.S. during the COVID-19 Pandemic

America faced a rental housing crisis long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a typical, non-pandemic year, landlords would file 3.7 million eviction cases across the United States. As a result of eviction moratoria, court closures, and temporary expansions to the social safety net, far fewer eviction cases have been filed in 2020. How many fewer? And what does that tell us about the potential for a surge in eviction filings in early 2021?

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Renee Louis, Joe Fish, and Peter Hepburn

December 9, 2020

Preliminary Analysis: Rising Eviction Claim Amounts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this brief, we examine trends in claim amounts—the back rent, late fees, and damages that landlords claim when filing an eviction case—over the course of 2020 in a few key cities we are monitoring through the Eviction Tracking System.

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