Eviction filings in court—which are how landlords begin the process of removing tenants from their homes—were up 8.7% in September from August, according to the Eviction Lab, a research initiative at Princeton University that tracks filings in more than 30 cities. But the rate is still low on a historic basis, and, at 36,796 filings, it is roughly half the average September rate pre-pandemic.
That seems like good news, doesn't it?
Only if it doesn't continue to grow.
Like you said about the BLM protestors...
Half the usual numbers is good, but 36+K people being evicted is that many stories about how Covid is hurting them...and it's all Biden's fault.
I know, right? It isn't as if Congress had anything to say about it save from the steps of the Capitol, particularly after the Supreme Court's ruling about what it would take...
This is presumably parody as it can not possibly be real, imagining Biden nationalising rental units...
Eviction bans are still in effect in some places, or only very recently lifted. For example, in Montgomery County, MD, (home of my workplace) the eviction courts have only been operating since the very end of August, and only back to full operation as of 9 days ago.
DC has an eviction ban in place through at least the end of 2021.
The CALIFORNIA ban wasn't lifted until the end of September, so the most populous state in the country with one of the largest problems with housing affordability (and therefore evictions) is NOT in the numbers cited. With additional assistance still in place through at least January 31, 2022, which should reduce the eviction numbers in any case. https://www.dailynews.com/2021/09/28/with-the-states-eviction-ban-ending-la-county-leaders-scramble-for-renter-protections/
NYC, the most populous city in the country, has an eviction ban in place until the end of 2021.
Seattle, another place with large numbers of homeless and a housing affordability crisis, also has an eviction ban in place until January 2022 (at least).
Even Texas had (or has) additional eviction prevention/diversion measures in place until October 1, 2021.
I got all of these facts from a simple google for "(place) eviction ban" and sorting through the top 1 to top 3 links. It took literally 3 minutes to check and cite them all here.
This is an extremely lazy/confirmation bias-y post to support KD's gut feeling that there can't possibly be an eviction tsunami coming.
Google "eviction moratorium."
Not if your goal is to force a change in the renter-landlord dynamic.
Liquidate the Kulaks of course.
Considering Kulaks were not really Russian, maybe you get a idea about the "real" historical significance.
I would think the “This is only one month and things may change” mantra Kevin clings to elsewhere would be applicable here.
Jeebus Kevin, You are working overtime these days trying to put a rosy hue
on everything. Making any judgement on eviction rates right now is ridiculously premature. I get the feeling that in general you are trying to push back at the fairly common habit of doom and gloom among some of us liberals. I get it.
But you've become downright irrationally upbeat of late.
So long as he does not succumb to irrational exuberance…
We've proven that America can afford to have a low rate of evictions, so of course it's good news that we are ignoring that historical evidence and allowing evictions to rise.
All power to the rental soviets, liquidate the landlord Kulaks.
Are American progressives seriously proposing that tenants should enjoy the right to permanent occupancy, regardless of the wishes of the owner of the property?
Apparently Kyrsten Sinema isn't the only one who yearns to be back in opposition.
Like anybody is following them. Let's be clear, there is no "movement" underway .
Idgaf about property owners so…