As a growing number of jurisdictions consider adopting RTC—and as researchers seek to analyze the effects of such programs—it is critical to understand their challenges and the keys to their success. Here we highlight five key findings.
The days of emergency rental assistance and eviction protections are long gone. Now, our data show that landlords are filing evictions at nearly the same levels as before 2020.
Over the course of 2021 and 2022, the U.S. carried out an unprecedented experiment: we invested $46.55 billion to help Americans pay rent when they fell behind. Here we provide insight into how this money was distributed and the impact it had.
Kids whose parents face eviction cases are more likely to leave their district, end up in schools with fewer resources, and experience an increase in absences and suspensions.
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.
As the United States moves past the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income renters face a deeply inhospitable housing market. We investigate how this affected eviction rates in 2023.
