The Rental Assistance Demonstration program has converted nearly one-fifth of all public housing to Section 8 contracts. Despite concerns about tenant displacement, our study found no evidence that conversion led to more formal eviction filings or judgments.
One mobile home park filed more evictions in 2025 than any other housing complex in metro Atlanta. A Capital B investigation built on that finding is now spurring code enforcement, council scrutiny, and long-awaited repairs for tenants.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress provided $46.6 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA). Did the money reach the neighborhoods where renters were most likely to lose their homes?
Amid benefit cuts, rising rents, and immigration enforcement, renters faced mounting pressures in 2025. Our data show landlords still filed over 1.2 million eviction cases across the country.
The Legal Services Corporation funds over 100 legal aid organizations nationwide. Proposed budget cuts put their services in jeopardy, with potentially dire consequences for tenants facing eviction across the country.
