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Isaac Petkac
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Eviction Filings Swell in Erie as Battle to Extend Moratorium Continues

As of 5:00 pm Tuesday, Erie County District Courts saw a combined 63 eviction filings for nonpayment of rent, according to the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. The same system recorded 8 filings in Crawford County, as landlords now …

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The Eviction Lab
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COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard Methodology

To prevent the deleterious health consequences of eviction and an escalating economic crisis during the COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. states are beginning to pursue strategies to ensure safe, decent, and stable housing during and after the …

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The Eviction Lab
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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Note: this page has been archived.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
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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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National Estimates: Eviction in America

NOTE (April 2023): In July 2022, new research allowed us to improve our data gathering and add two more years of eviction data. We recommend you use our updated data for any analysis, which you can find here. To learn more about our new …

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James Minton
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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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