Peter Hepburn, Jacob Haas, Nick Graetz, …
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COVID-era policies cut eviction filings by more than half

Responding to the unfolding emergency of COVID-19, policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels enacted a range of new policies. These policies drove eviction filing rates to historic lows.

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Matt Mleczko and Matthew Desmond
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To reform exclusionary zoning, we first need to document it. Now we have a tool for that.

The U.S. needs more housing—lots of it. We have millions fewer housing units than we need, particularly affordable housing units. This shortfall has devastating impacts, especially for low-income renters.

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Camila Vallejo, Jacob Haas, and Peter …
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Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Patterns in 2022

Over the last three years, eviction filing rates across the United States fell below levels that were normal prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But evidence from 2022 shows that this exceptional period has come to an end.

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Devin Q. Rutan, Peter Hepburn, and …
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The Growing Risk of Eviction in the Suburbs

American suburbs have changed dramatically over the last several decades. Over time, they’ve become poorer, more diverse, and the site of a growing share of eviction cases.

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Emily A. Benfer, Robert Koehler, Alyx …
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Assessing State Eviction Prevention Policies in Response to COVID-19

We describe and analyze the unprecedented eviction prevention housing policies enacted at the state level in response to COVID-19, where protections worked very differently from state to state.

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Peter Hepburn, Devin Q. Rutan, and …
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Uncovering the Suburban Eviction Crisis

Eviction is often seen as a city problem. This overlooks what’s going on outside of inner cities, leaving us blind to eviction patterns in suburban areas.

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Peter Hepburn, Olivia Jin, Joe Fish, …
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Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Patterns in 2021

Over the last two years, the federal government intervened in the eviction crisis in a serious and unprecedented way. Our data show that that intervention has paid off.

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Jacob Haas, Jasmine Rangel, Juan Pablo …
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Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Trends After the CDC Moratorium Expiration

In this brief, we use data from our Eviction Tracking System, which monitors eviction filings in 31 cities and 6 states across the country, to examine what has happened after the Supreme Court’s decision.

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Gillian Slee
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Eviction Depressed Voter Turnout in the 2016 Presidential Election

Could being forced to leave your home have an impact on your capacity or your interest to vote? We examined if neighborhoods facing evictions were less likely to vote.

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