File under "sad", not under "surprising": We provide evidence of intensified discriminatory behavior by landlords in the rental housing market during the eviction moratoria instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data collected from an experiment that involved more than 25,000 inquiries of … [Read more...]
does gentrification cause eviction?
I found an interesting new website: EvictionLab. This website contains eviction data by city for a large number of American communities. One might think that gentrifying cities and/or high cost cities have more evictions. But interestingly, low-cost, poor cities tend to have more evictions. … [Read more...]
Cook County (Chicago) Sheriff Won’t Evict in Foreclosures
Cook Co. sheriff won't evict in foreclosures from Associated Press Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he's ordered his deputies to stop taking part in evictions of properties that have been foreclosed upon. Dart says the change goes into effect Thursday. He says the decision comes because … [Read more...]
Landlord Finally Free to Live in His Own Home
After battling in court since 2003, this family is finally able to turn their 60 room apartment building into one gigantic home for themselves. Of course, the beneficiaries of the rent-controlled apartments don't believe the owner's family should have the right to live in their own building. New … [Read more...]