Eviction Update

Alabama had an estimated excess of 621 COVID-19 deaths after a statewide moratorium expired on May 31.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 11.3% of adults in Alabama either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 28.7% of the adult renters in Alabama have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

Mobile received $1.8 million in CARES Act funding, $1.5 million of which went to Legal Services of Alabama to help Mobilians who are in the process of being or have been evicted.

Updated: October 30

According to the U.S. Census, 28.7% of the adult renters in Alabama have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Holly Ray, a lawyer in North Alabama said there is a severe lack of guidance on the CDC eviction moratorium guidelines. Sarah Taggart, a lawyer who represents landlords in Alabama also complained about a lack of guidance and stated that interpretations vary among states, even courtrooms. “The long term answer for this is financial relief, the long term answer for this is money paid to landlords on behalf of their tenants," Ray said.

Updated: September 25

Alabama is seeing an increase in eviction cases as Congress stalls and state and federal moratoriums on evictions expire. Legal Services of Alabama (LSA), which provides legal aid to low-income families, told Alabama Daily News that the month of June saw a 70% increase in eviction cases compared to June 2019.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 1 in 3 adults in Alabama reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 215,128 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 300, 000 Alabamians received the extra weekly payments of $600 through the CARES Act, which expired on July 25. Now many will see their weekly unemployment checks drop below $300. 

Updated: July 29 

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16 

Officials at one of the nation’s largest homeless shelters in Anchorage are optimistic that demand for services has stabilized, but the looming expiration of the eviction moratorium could derail progress. The shelter is serving about 400 people, plus another 200 or so who are staying at the newly-opened shelter at the Fairview Rec Center, or hotel rooms around town paid for by the city. 

Updated: December 18

The Brother Francis Shelter received a $752,000 grant to help families who are facing eviction due to temporary financial hardships. The shelter runs a Rapid Rehousing Program for people at risk of becoming homeless, which will likely increase in importance as the federal government’s temporary halt on evictions due to COVID-19 ends in December.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 26.55% of the adult renters in Alaska have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

In Alaska, statewide evictions have increased, but remain below 45 cases per week. Some residents who do not receive rental assistance have racked up over $10,000 in debt from missed rent payments and late fees.

Updated: September 18

Alaska unemployment headed in the wrong direction in July after two months of improvement, with the state recording about 2,000 more job losses in July than in June. The Anchorage Economic Development Corp. has predicted the city is likely to lose more than 11,000 jobs this year, largely because of the financial impact of the coronavirus. This could lead to large-scale home foreclosures and evictions.

Updated: August 27

In the third week of July, 1 in 5 adults in Alaska reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 29,798 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29 

Hundreds of households are at risk of eviction due to thousands owed in back rent due to COVID-19. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 4 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

The Arizona Interfaith Network called on Gov. Ducey and the state’s elected leaders to impose an eviction moratorium in Arizona.

Updated: December 18

Maricopa County has stopped taking applications for its $30 million rental aid fund because the money is spent and about $11 million is left in other programs funded by CARES Act money to help Phoenix-area renters. The aid money is running out while Arizona renters owe at least $178 million to their landlords, and as many as 150,000 renters could be evicted next month. The DNA People's Legal Services is beginning to prepare Flagstaff residents for the expiration of the federal eviction moratorium. Pima County has about 100 evictions, and more are accumulating, that will be carried out immediately once the moratorium expires because the cases were heard within 45 days of the January 1 deadline. The Arizona Department of Housing has given $4.3 million in rental assistance as of late November to help 2,230 households across the state. In total, 30,432 households have submitted requests for rental assistance, with 6,763 households in review. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has counted more than 20,000 new eviction cases filed since September by corporate landlords in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas alone.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 10.4% of adults in Arizona either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Landlords wrongfully acted to evict metro Phoenix renters in the course of the top of the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of the CARES Act eviction moratorium. Over 900 evictions were filed against tenants who were protected by the federal CARES Act.

Before COVID-19, a census tract reported by New America found that tracts within Glendale had some of the highest rates of eviction within Arizona from 2014 to 2018. Glendale is now at an all-time low with eviction rates, largely due to government support of $29 million in CARES Act funding the city received.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 35.38% of the adult renters in Arizona have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Arizona still has $400 million left to spend to help residents with rental assistance.

Updated: November 20

Arizona’s state eviction moratorium expired on October 31. Another $7 million in aid has been allocated by the state to help renters and landlords. $5 million will go to Arizona's Rental Property Owner Preservation Fund and $2 million will be added to the Arizona Department of Housing’s Rental Eviction Prevention Fund.

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Updated: November 13

One in five households statewide is experiencing severe economic strain, University of Arizona researchers report in their recent publication, Forecasting Homelessness in Arizona During the COVID-19 Crisis. In Pima County, 10,406 to 26,606 households are at risk of displacement in the coming months. So far, the number of people experiencing homelessness has increased by 58%, or nearly 800 people. 

Wildfire, a nonprofit organization helping renters get financial help, received $24 million in CARES Act funding. They are getting about 300 calls a day asking for assistance.

From early September to October 17, despite the CDC eviction ban, almost 10,000 eviction actions have been filed in 23 counties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas by large corporate landlords.

Updated: October 30

In August, 33% of the calls to Arizona’s 2-1-1 service were regarding housing and shelter.

Updated: October 8

Corporate landlords, including private equity firms, filed more than 1,500 eviction actions in large counties in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas since the CDC announced it was imposing a moratorium, according to Private Equity Stakeholder Project, an advocacy group.

Updated: September 25

A study by the New America Foundation found that Phoenix-area residents were more than twice as likely to lose a home due to eviction or foreclosure than the typical American resident before COVID-19. The pandemic will significantly increase home loss

The census tract with the highest housing loss rate, 6.2 times the county average, is located in the Westridge Park neighborhood of South Phoenix where 44 percent of residents live below the poverty line. Census tracts with predominantly Black or Latinx households had higher rates of eviction, foreclosure, and combined housing loss than census tracts with predominantly white households.

Updated: September 18

Arizona eviction rules changed on August 22, making it more difficult for renters to remain in their homes if they are facing eviction due to nonpayment of rent because of the pandemic. While Governor Doug Ducey extended the eviction moratorium until October 31 in a July executive order, renters must meet three additional requirements to remain in their homes.

Updated: August 27

Arizona’s efforts to provide assistance to renters are lagging. Three weeks after Governor Ducey announced the extension of the eviction moratorium, the number of approved applications had risen to 1,380, but the total number of applications had also risen, to 20,313, an approval rate that was just under 6.8%. Statistics showed that 8,019 of the submitted applications as of Aug. 3, or 39.5%, were incomplete.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 1 in 4 adults in Arizona reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over three hundred thousand renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

On July 22, the governor extended the statewide eviction moratorium until October 31, but with new restrictions. For renters to remain protected, they must do the following before August 22: request a payment plan from their landlord, re-notify them of your hardship, show proof of ongoing hardship, and show they have completed an application for rental aid. Applying for rental assistance is a slow and burdensome process for many in Arizona, with about 40% of requests for aid made to the Arizona Department of Housing deemed “incomplete” and rejected. Some applications from April still haven’t been processed. 

Updated: July 29

The Aspen Institute estimates that 578,000 renters in Arizona could face eviction by the end of September. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 4 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu introduced a measure that would prevent landlords from evicting renters financially harmed by the pandemic through December 31, 2021. Renters would have until the end of 2021 to come up with a quarter of the back rent they have accumulated. By the end of December, it’s estimated 239,619 California households will be behind in their rent, owing a total of $1.67 billion, according to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The state’s eviction moratorium expires February 1 and landlords can take tenants to court starting March 1. Caryn Hreha, a staff attorney at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, says the number of calls they’ve received for legal assistance for evictions has increased through the pandemic, especially among Latinx renters who made up 52 percent of all calls in the last quarter. After losing all three of her jobs, Aleida Ramirez, her 11-year-old daughter, and 21-year-old autistic nephew, used all of their savings to make rent payments on their Concord apartment. October was the first time in her life she missed a rent payment.

Updated: December 18

The California COVID-19 Information App for Tenants & Landlords is a new tool, which helps both tenants and landlords understand their rights, and what protections or support they may have under California law. The city of Santa Monica extended its eviction moratorium through January 31. According to a September study, 3.4 percent of San Diego renters did not pay rent in September. That is up from 1.2 percent from the same time in 2019.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 28.77% of the adult renters in California have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

California renters will owe their landlords a total of nearly $1.7 billion by the end of the year. A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia estimates 240,000 renter households statewide are behind on rent, with an average debt of $6,953.

Updated: November 20

Struggling landlords are selling rental properties to make up for lack of income, leaving many renters vulnerable as new owners raise the rent or require all renters to move out before they take over the building. Nearly half the housing units in Monterey County are renter-occupied and of those renters, about half pay 35% or more of their monthly income in rental costs, according to the American Community Survey (ACS). 

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office carried out 14 lockouts between March 18 and September 15. Housing-related calls to the San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation are up 300 percent from this time last year.

Updated: November 13

Calls for assistance in housing cases to the Central California Legal Services have tripled in the past two weeks, with dozens of renters a week from Fresno, Merced, and Visalia seeking help to stay in their homes.

1 out of 5 California households is struggling to make their next rent or mortgage payment and hundreds of thousands are facing the threat of eviction or foreclosure, according to the latest report by UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation.

Updated: October 30

Despite the eviction ban, Ruby Jensen's landlady began trying to force out her tenants by shutting off the water and gas and beginning demolition in the kitchen. One reason evictions have continued is that the overlapping series of moratoriums can be complicated. "The fact that there's not a single, uniform moratorium in place... puts the burden on renters to know whether they're protected," said Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

Updated: September 25

Gov. Gavin Newsome signed a five-month extension on the state’s eviction moratorium. Under the new legislation, tenants who pay at least 25% of their rent from September 1 through January 31 will be protected from eviction. Those who fail to meet the minimum rent payment could be removed beginning February 1.

Updated: September 18

Under a new bill, evictions would be halted for California residents. Any missed rent from March through August would be converted to civil debt. Impacted tenants would be responsible for 25% of their total rent between September and January.

Updated: September 3

A report by Working Partnerships USA and the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley found that an estimated 43,490 renter households in Santa Clara County are at high risk of eviction, threatening to increase the county’s homeless population by as much as 225%. The impending eviction crisis is “hardly inevitable,” reports Palo Alto Online. More than 1,600 California households have been evicted since Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide state of emergency on March 4, according to data that CalMatters obtained. Nearly a third of those evictions occurred after Governor Newsom’s March 19 shelter-in-place order, and more than 400 took place since Newsom issued an eviction moratorium on March 27. BuzzFeed News reports that more than one million Californians have yet to receive unemployment benefits. California is poised to resume evictions on September 1, putting approximately 30,000 Californians who are unable to work or collect unemployment benefits at risk of eviction.

Updated: August 27

California is rapidly approaching what has been dubbed the “eviction cliff,” or the point where true protection from being evicted during the pandemic will fall away, at least for a short time. If that happens, as many as 1 million families across the state — some 365,000 in Los Angeles County alone — could find themselves at risk of being forced out of their homes, perhaps as soon as September.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 29.5% of adults in California reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 1,554,278 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

The Judicial Council of California was the only entity to provide statewide protections against evictions, halting them unilaterally since April. But on July 24, the Supreme Court Chief Justice announced they would soon vote on whether to continue the order, potentially lifting it as early as August 14. 

Updated: July 29

Thousands of California families are doubling up. And if they aren't able to stay where they are, they’re going to be forced out onto the streets. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 27% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

The COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project recently estimated that 345,000 to 436,000 people in Colorado are at risk of eviction, defined as people currently unable to pay their rent. The Temporary Rent and Utility Assistance (TRUA) Program provided payments to 1,796 unduplicated households, worth $3.89 million, between January and September. Over that time, program resources primarily served people of color living in households earning below 30% AMI, or $24,000 for a two-person household. The Colorado General Assembly took up nearly three dozen bills focused on COVID-19 relief for families and businesses in the special session that started Monday. A proposed bill would allocate $50 million to emergency housing assistance to help those who are at risk of eviction or foreclosure due to COVID-19. Of the funding, $500,000 will go to the Eviction Legal Assistance Fund.

Updated: December 11

Under continued state and federal moratoriums, local evictions have dropped by more than two-thirds this year during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to statistics from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. From March 2 to this week, sheriff’s deputies have served 292 court-ordered writs of execution, compared with 873 over the same time period last year.

Governor Jared Polis announced a special session set to start on November 30. The session will focus on small business relief, child care support, housing and direct rental assistance, increasing broadband access, food insecurity, utility assistance, and public health response.

The Catholic Charities of Central Colorado has spent more than $500,000 to provide rental assistance to more than 560 families.

Several states ― including Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Vermont ― have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation in eviction proceedings.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 16.58% of the adult renters in Colorado have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

About 40.4% of Colorado adults surveyed said they live in a household that is behind on the rent or mortgage payment and at risk of eventual eviction or foreclosure. That represents the sixth-highest rate captured in the survey.

Denver’s Temporary Rent and Utility Assistance (TRUA) Program has been in record demand for months. The first three months of the year drew in 522 TRUA applications, but the rate spiked to nearly five times as many from July through September.

Landlords in Colorado are using the Property Owner Preservation program, which encourages landlords to apply for rent payments for tenants who cannot afford it. This is particularly helpful to mom-and-pop landlords who rent out older and often more affordable small complexes are less likely to receive federal aid in the form of forbearance for federally-backed mortgages.

Updated: November 20

Gov. Jared Polis announced an executive order banning late fees for Colorado renters through the end of the year.

Between the months of June and September, when there were no eviction moratoriums in place, 2,914 evictions were filed throughout Colorado. Of those filed, 2,281 resulted in an eviction.

Updated: November 13

Colorado Housing Connects, a housing helpline that answers all sorts of questions for renters, homeowners, homebuyers, and landlords, is on average receiving 3,000 calls per month, up from 2,000 per month before the pandemic. 

On October 21, Gov. Jared Polis issued a 30-day order banning evictions of tenants who can prove financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis. Polis formed a Special Eviction Prevention Task Force, which recommended that he enact the eviction ban.

Updated: October 30

Eviction filings peaked in Colorado just before the CDC issued its order on September 4, and the pace dropped sharply afterward, according to data compiled by Colorado Public Radio.

After advocates called for a state-level order to set clear standards, Gov. Jared Polis established a task force on evictions.

Updated: October 8

In Globeville, a low-income Denver neighborhood, 51% of surveyed residents said they have no contract or are month-to-month on rent. Of the 55 residents who advocates have worked with, about 26 were able to complete a full application, and 11 of those ended up with rental assistance. Tenants without formal leases often lack the documentation of bills or receipts; others struggle to prove loss of income with paperwork, because many lack checking accounts.

Updated: September 18

Colorado has seen a sharp acceleration in court filings for evictions: more than 1,200 removals throughout July, and nearly 300 more in the first week of August. This is significantly up from the earlier months of the pandemic when the courts were all but frozen. The Colorado Springs Indy reports that in Colorado, a United States Census Bureau survey meant to measure the impact of the pandemic, found in mid-July that 14.8 percent of state residents had no confidence in their ability to pay rent. The impacts of the housing crisis are disproportionately impacting women and people of color. In Colorado, 3 percent of white people weren’t confident they could pay rent compared to more than 27 percent of Latino people and 8.9 percent of Black people, according to the last week of the Census survey. Five times as many women than men responded that they had no confidence in their ability to pay rent, and almost 50 percent of respondents reported a loss in employment income, the survey found. 

Updated: August 27

Between 436,000 and 596,000 people in Colorado — or 25%-36% of renters in the state — could be at risk of eviction by the end of the year, according to a new analysis. Colorado landlords must continue to provide renters some grace as the state continues to weather the coronavirus pandemic, as Gov. Jared Polis extended his emergency executive order on evictions Monday.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, one in five adults in Colorado reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 127,974 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Housing advocates are reporting that COVID-19 related homelessness has already hit the state. More than 800 eviction cases have been filed since June 1. 

Updated: July 29

400,000 Coloradans are at risk of evictions. After allowing their eviction moratorium to expire in June, Governor Polis released an executive order to require a 30 day notice before eviction, which legal aid experts claim will only delay the inevitable. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

In Connecticut, more than 107,000 people say they are behind on rent payments, though the CT Fair Housing Center estimates that number is closer to 200,000 statewide. The executive director of the New London Homeless Hospitality Center has housed about 150 people since June, and demand will increase when the eviction moratorium expires. Jamaira Watson, a Stratford woman who faced eviction while suffering from the coronavirus, will be allowed to stay in her home into the new year. Under the agreement, Watson must vacate the apartment she shares with her mother before February 1 or risk eviction.

Updated: December 18

According to the Independent’s review of state housing court records filed after October 1, when the most recent version of the moratorium went into effect, a total of 31 New Haven renters have been sued for eviction.

Updated: December 11

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno announced that the State of Connecticut is opening a second round of funding under the Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program (TRHAP) to applicants seeking assistance with residential rent payments delayed by financial stress related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Lamont has allocated $40 million of federal CARES Act money to the program.

Connecticut’s shelter capacity is slim going into the winter months. Madeline Ravich of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness feared that shelter demand will increase once the state eviction moratorium expires on January 1.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 23.91% of the adult renters in Connecticut have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Eight weeks after launching an $800,000 COVID-related rental assistance program, the city of New Haven has not distributed any funds. The programs announced that day included the Coronavirus Assistance and Security Tenant Landlord Emergency (CASTLE) program and the Eviction Resolution Fund.

Updated: November 20

Home Connecticut estimates that between $400 million and $1 billion is needed to stave off the expected eviction crisis in the state.

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

Gov. Ned Lamont extended the state's eviction moratorium until January 1. Gov. Lamont also announced that he would double funding for the Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program from $20 million to $40 million.

Updated: October 8

130,000 families face evictions between now and December 31 due to COVID-19. Gov. Ned Lamont plans to allocate $10 million for the Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program in addition to the previous $10 million that he added. Additionally, $.25 million will be added for renters excluded from federal help due to immigration status and $5 million for renters who previously faced eviction. The Connecticut Fair Housing Center noted that $20 million will only benefit about 5,000 households.

Updated: September 3

An article in the CT Mirror discusses Connecticut’s looming housing crisis and the overwhelming need for rental assistance. About 1,100 people call each day seeking aid from Connecticut’s coronavirus housing assistance program. Only about 170 of the callers qualify for help under the program’s narrow eligibility parameters.

Updated: August 27

A Connecticut-based housing lawyer predicts there will double or triple the normal number of evictions in the coming months. The rise in evictions will disproportionately impact people of color: 70% of Black families rent compared to 30% of white families. 894 evictions have already been filed in Connecticut since the pandemic started.

In the third week of July, one in four adults in Connecticut reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 95,781 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

140,000 Connecticut tenants weren’t able to cover their June rent. 75% of those tenants are people of color. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 28% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment. 

Updated: July 16

According to the U.S. Census, 11% of adults in Delaware either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 35.83% of the adult renters in Delaware have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The Delaware courts have a backlog of 2,500 rent-related cases, and some of those are scheduled well into the new year. On November 2, the Justice of the Peace Court launched the Online Dispute Resolution system allowing landlords, tenants, and mediators to connect virtually to begin the process of settling disputes.

Updated: November 20

Sussex County received nearly $1 million in CARES Act funding. About $620,000, was set aside for hotel/motel vouchers for Sussex County residents who are homeless, displaced, or quarantined.

Updated: October 30

According to the Delaware State Housing Authority, renters who have applied for state assistance have a collective rent deficit of nearly $3 million. Nearly 1,400 eviction cases were filed in Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts between March 16 and August 31.

Updated: October 8

In the third week of July, 1 in 5 adults in Delaware reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 33,321 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 23% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

County Judge Robert Lee says evictions in Broward County could triple in the first three months of 2021, from 5,000 to 15,000. Some landlords “are almost in the same desperate position as the tenant is,” he said. A new report finds 15.6% of Florida’s renting households are at risk of eviction in the next two months. That compares to a national risk of eviction rate of 8.4%, according to AdvisorSmith. In St. Augustine, Nicole Strunk and her husband, who lost their jobs due to COVID-19, have been in and out of court with their landlord, who managed to obtain a writ of possession on their home for  January 1, when the CDC eviction moratorium ends. 

Updated: December 18

In Broward County, there were 21 removal orders served in April versus 416 in September. In October, more than 643 orders of removals were served. Orange County offers landlords the chance to get a few months of their tenants’ basic rent covered using the federal CARES Act funding, the government’s coronavirus relief bill. So far, $6.5 million of the $13 million have been paid out to landlords across the county. But the clock runs out on using the federal money on December 31. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, alongside the Jacksonville Bar Association (JBA), is implementing a program to help residents with the prevention of evictions and foreclosures. The program will provide more than $5.1 million to Duval County residents and business owners who may lose their apartment, home, or business location due to the economic impact of COVID-19, according to a release. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has counted more than 20,000 new eviction cases filed since September by corporate landlords in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas alone.

Updated: December 11

More than 430 writs of possession — the final legal step of an eviction where tenants are removed by sheriffs’ deputies — were ordered in Pinellas County in October, and more than 280 in Hillsborough County. By contrast, no writs were issued in April and May in Pinellas and fewer than 25 were issued in Hillsborough in May and June, when DeSantis’ moratorium largely stayed courts from completing evictions.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 31.9% of the adult renters in Florida have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

In March, federal lawmakers approved $250 million CARES Act dollars to help Floridians with housing. So far, the funding, $120 million of which went to the state's housing program and r $120 million of which went to local governments to use for housing aid, has helped more than 21,200 households.

Orange County expanded the eligibility requirements for the Eviction Diversion Program. County residents are now eligible to apply for the program if they earn up to 120% of the area median income (AMI), originally, eligible applicants could earn no more than 105% of the AMI.

Evictions will resume in "limited cases" in Miami-Dade County after Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez directed police to resume enforcement of writs of possession in all eviction cases filed on or before March 12.

Updated: November 20

About 800 evictions were filed in Orange County court in October, according to the Orange County Bar Association's Legal Aid Society.

The Jacksonville City Council unanimously passed legislation to provide more than $5 million in CARES Act funding for eviction and foreclosure relief.

Since Florida's eviction moratorium expired on October 1, 716 eviction cases have been filed in Duval County.  In 2020, 5,649 eviction cases have been filed in Duval County.

On Monday, November 2, Charlotte County launched a program that will help prevent evictions. The county, which has distributed about $4 million in rental assistance, is launching the Charlotte CARES Act Eviction Diversion Program to help those they have assisted who are still behind on rent.

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Updated: November 13

Despite no eviction notices being filed in court, locks were changed on the homes of more than 20 Tampa Park Apartments residents. A report sent to the county at the end of May showed that more than 70 tenants were behind in their rent with arrears totaling more than $100,000.

A few weeks after Florida’s eviction moratorium expired, some Orange County residents are worried about looming evictions. Despite the CDC eviction moratorium, Jennifer Valentino Valentino received a three-day-notice from her Orlando apartment complex.

From early September to October 17, despite the CDC eviction ban, almost 10,000 eviction actions have been filed in 23 counties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas by large corporate landlords.

Updated: October 30

Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order on suspending evictions for Florida tenants expired on September 30. The CDC eviction moratorium covers applicable renters through December 31.

Updated: October 8

Corporate landlords, including private equity firms, filed more than 1,500 eviction actions in large counties in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas since the CDC announced it was imposing a moratorium, according to Private Equity Stakeholder Project, an advocacy group.

Updated: September 25

Landlords in Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties filed 2,170 evictions cases between August 1 and August 27, despite an eviction moratorium.

Updated: September 3

More than 800,000 renters in Florida are at risk of being evicted within weeks. Judges throughout Florida will interpret the various executive orders and eviction protection laws on a case-by-case basis, meaning there is no definite way to predict outcomes.

Updated: August 27

A statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in late July has not stopped a number of eviction proceedings from moving forward in Duval County. In Duval County, records show 219 evictions during the first week of August alone. On Monday, Aug. 3, nearly 100 cases were filed, marking the start of the first full business week since the moratorium was limited.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 31.6% of adults in Florida reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over eight hundred thousand renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Most COVID-19 related evictions have occurred in low-income communities of color, especially in Florida. 

Updated: July 29

More than one-third of Florida residents reported being unable to pay their June rent or mortgage payment or will be unable to pay July’s. 2,672 evictions have already been filed throughout the state. 

Updated: July 16

Governor David Ige signed a 15th COVID-19 emergency proclamation that extends the state eviction moratorium until at least December 31.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 20.96% of the adult renters in Hawaii have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The Rapid Response Landlord-Tenant Mediation Program began in May to solve disputes between tenants and landlords struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the program, mediation centers on both sides of the island have opened 98 cases between landlords and tenants.

Updated: November 20

The University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization published a survey finding a 10% increase in rent delinquencies and a 5% increase in vacant units.

On October 2, the Kaua‘i County Housing Agency announced rent-relief and housing-assistance programs for renters and homeowners who experienced reductions in incomes caused by the COVID-19. This funding was provided by the federal CARES Act and administered on Kaua‘i by Catholic Charities in Hawai‘i.

Updated: November 13

On October 13, Gov. David Ige signed a 14th supplementary emergency proclamation that extends the COVID-19 emergency period through November 30.

More than 38% of Hawaii landlords surveyed are struggling to stay profitable and the residential vacancy rate has more than doubled, up to 9.2% compared with 3.9% prior to the pandemic. Ten percent of landlords in the survey have contemplated selling since the pandemic, which could shrink Hawaii’s limited rental housing stock and drive up prices over the long term.

The state stopped accepting applications for rental or mortgage assistance after receiving nearly 20,000 applications. Fewer than 1,000 households have received assistance, according to the state, which is bringing on extra staff to process the backlog in applications.

Updated: October 30

On September 17, Gov. David Ige announced that the state eviction moratorium would be extended through the end of October.

The first phase of rent relief funding, amounting to $50 million, has already received over 8,000 applications and over 100,000 hits to the HIHousingHelp website. The program is currently set up to provide assistance for rent payments between Aug. 1 and Dec. 28.

Dan O’Meara, a lawyer with the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, noted that “ there’s a misconception that a landlord can send a regular 45-day notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy after the moratorium ends…Almost all 45-day notices for month-to-month tenants are prohibited under the governor’s emergency proclamations separate from the moratorium. In addition, there is a prohibition against rent increases through the proclamations.”

Updated: September 25

Gov. David Ige announced a new program that will use $100 million in federal funding to provide rent relief and housing assistance to residents financially impacted by COVID-19. The first phase, budgeted for $50 million, will provide eligible renters with up to $1,500 per month in Maui, Kauai and Hawaii counties and up to $2,000 per month on Oahu. Payments will be made directly to landlords and can be lump sums for up to three months at once, Ige said. The remaining $50 million will support the program’s second phase covering rent and mortgage costs from the beginning of March.

Updated: September 18

Despite the extended eviction moratorium, residents are reporting that landlords are using harassment and threats to force people out of their homes. Legal groups, including the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii, are calling for increased enforcement of the moratorium.

Updated: September 3

Despite the state’s eviction moratorium, attorneys who represent low-income communities say that landlords have been forcing people who can’t pay rent out anyway, without going to court or calling the sheriff and there has been little enforcement from the state.

Updated: August 27

Despite Hawaii’s eviction moratorium, tenant advocates report that landlords have been using illegal tactics to evict tenants. Advocates are also concerned that a new rule approved by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to enact strict social distancing requirements will result in increased evictions across the state.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 22.4% of adults in Hawaii reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 39,330 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

21,500 renter households in Hawaii are at-risk of losing their homes, with 7,500 of these households at "extreme risk.” An estimated backlog of 800 eviction cases will begin being processed on August 1. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 29% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

The Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) stopped taking applications for rental assistance on December 11. So far IFHA has assisted about 4,300 households, which is nearly 14,000 individuals, with rental assistance and utility assistance, and that has been around $12.5 million that has been dispersed to help that group of individuals.

Updated: December 18

Requests for rental assistance on Jesse Tree's housing crisis line have gone up 300% during the pandemic and they are hearing from 500 families every month.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 24.33% of the adult renters in Idaho have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

More than a dozen evictions in Nez Perce County have been completed so far this year despite federal protections for renters enacted during the pandemic. In the same time frame in 2019, 12 evictions took place, and in 2018 10 took place.

Updated: November 13

The Canyon County Trial Court Administrator is waiting to receive funding to begin its eviction court mediation program. There are already eviction court mediation programs in Ada County and Idaho Falls.

Updated: October 30

Idaho Falls and Pocatello are among 9 Idaho cities to receive part of a statewide total $6.1 million in CARES Act funding to be used for rental assistance. Boise, Caldwell, Coeur D’Alene, Lewiston, Meridian, Nampa, and Twin Falls also received CARES Act funding.

In Boise, Jesse Tree, an eviction-prevention organization and the Idaho Apartment Association are worried about what could happen once the CDC eviction moratorium expires. They want financial relief for renters or their landlords.

Updated: September 25

Housing advocates in Idaho fear a tsunami of evictions once the CDC eviction moratorium expires.

Howard Belodoff is an attorney who works for Idaho Legal Aid Services, an organization that helps people facing eviction, described the moratorium as” a Band-Aid. So (renters) won’t get put out on the street until January…The dam’s going to break and we keep on just putting up sandbags.”

Updated: September 18

Evictions are rising in Idaho. There are 67 eviction hearings scheduled, the highest number on record this year.

Updated: September 3

Eviction hearings are surging in Idaho, where data shows 53 hearings in various Idaho courts the first week of August, the most in one week since the start of May. Of those, 14 are in North Idaho counties, the highest number in that region since the beginning of June. There are more eviction hearings set in Idaho for this week (August 18) than there have been since May, with more than 50 on the docket.

Updated: August 27

Hundreds of thousands of renters in the Idaho region are vulnerable to eviction.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 23.5% of adults in Idaho reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 44,583 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

15% of households haven’t been able to pay rent during the pandemic and/or have little confidence they will be able to do so moving forward. Local advocates predict a "a lineup in the courts of folks being evicted" after federal aid expires at the end of July. 

Updated: July 16

Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended Illinois’ ban on evictions until January 11.

Updated: December 18

The Early Resolution Program — the first of several programs operated under the new Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD) initiative — will provide free legal assistance, counseling, pre-court mediation, and case management for residents and landlords dealing with evictions and delinquent property taxes.

Several states ― including Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Vermont ― have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation in eviction proceedings.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 30.5% of the adult renters in Illinois have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Governor JB Pritzker extended the state moratorium on evictions until December 12. So far, the state has distributed $182 million of the original $300 million in rental assistance to more than 40,000 renters.

In recent months, nearly a third of Illinoisans have had difficulty paying for usual household expenses, and about the same number said they were behind on rent or mortgage payments and at risk of eviction or foreclosure.

Updated: November 20

Chicago has given out more than $35 million to renters and landlords so far. Mom-and-pop landlords in Illinois say they are struggling without rent payments from their tenants and the rent relief support they need.

Updated: November 13

Chicago has apportioned $33 million in rental assistance for 10,000 homes, and Cook County has authorized $20 million to help 4,400 suburban households.

The eviction moratorium has prevented about 1,850 evictions in Cook County.

On October 16, Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended the statewide eviction moratorium through November 14.

Updated: October 30

In three days, over 620 tenants applied for Springfield’s $400,000 in federal funds for rental assistance. No funds have been disbursed yet.

Updated: October 8

In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pitzer extended the state eviction moratorium through October 17. On September 18, Madison County Circuit Court Chief Judge Bill Mudge issued an order that stays all eviction orders in the county until January 1.

In Madison County, landlords have filed nearly 200 eviction cases since the governor’s moratorium took effect. Some judgments have already been made ordering that tenants pay back rent or be evicted. The decision to continue eviction proceedings since April left renters confused and frustrated after thinking they were safe from official filings. Johnson, 56, consistently paid his monthly $485 rent in the months leading up to March, he now owes $2,000 in back rent. Hartmann Realtors Inc. refuses to negotiate an alternative payment plan and is seeking to evict Johnson. Kristine Hartmann, of Hartmann Realtors Inc., filed eviction lawsuits against Johnson and 15 other tenants during the moratorium largely because the courts were accepting them.

Updated: September 25

It is estimated that at least half a million households in Illinois are struggling to pay rent because of lost income from COVID-19. Applications for the State of Illinois' rental assistance program far exceeded the amount of assistance available.

Updated: September 18

In June, Illinois ranked third in the nation for rent deferrals. Statewide, 24% of Illinois renters deferred or did not pay rent for July, according to the bureau’s July 16-21 survey, part of its weekly look at the impact of COVID-19 on the nation. The state’s eviction moratorium is set to expire Aug. 22, meaning landlords can move forward with evicting tenants for nonpayment.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 27.9% of adults in Illinois reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 44,583 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 4 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

About 7,300 families have been threatened with losing their homes in Indianapolis during the pandemic. Andrew Bradley, policy director at Prosperity Indiana and a member of the NLIHC, said the CARES Act rent relief has been inadequate to help the estimated 100,000 to 268,000 Indiana households at-risk for eviction and the state's use of CARES Act funds has not gone far enough. 

Updated: December 18

More than $26 million in rental assistance has been distributed since July to help Indianapolis residents who are facing financial challenges due to COVID-19. The deadline to apply for rental assistance through the City of Indianapolis was December 2 and landlords have until December 9 to complete the landlord portion of the application. After losing his job and falling $1,300 behind on rent due to COVID-19, Levi Morrow fears that himself, his wife, and child will be evicted once the CDC eviction moratorium expires.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 33.22% of the adult renters in Indiana have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

As many as 313,000 Indiana households are now at risk of eviction. The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic and the City of Indianapolis have partnered to create a new online tool to walk renters at risk of eviction through the CDC verification process.

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Without another stimulus or access to more rental assistance, Elkhart residents fear they will face evictions.

Updated: November 13

A new study published by the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimates that 180,000-250,000 Indiana households are unable to pay rent and there will be about 150,000 eviction filings after the CDC eviction moratorium expires. Using CARES Act funding, Indianapolis expects to assist about 15,000 households by the end of December.

After not accepting applications for months, Indiana is again offering help to Hoosiers who are facing the threat of eviction. The state’s rental assistance program has $15 million in CARES Act funding, but is considered underfunded due to the expected demand.

The state reopened its online rental assistance portal but rolled out new emergency aid requirements that tenant advocates said would shrink the pool of eligible applicants. IndianaHousingNow.org began accepting applications for a $15 million emergency rental assistance program CARES Act funding.

Updated: October 30

In Indiana, more than 36,000 people applied for state rental assistance. As of late August, about 25,000 people sat on the county's waiting list.

Updated: October 8

Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Catherine Stafford said the county usually sees about 700 to 800 evictions per year, but this year there have only been a couple hundred from before March and a few others after. “January is going to be busy,” she said.

Diane Walker, executive director and attorney at District 10 Pro Bono Project, said a government program for rent assistance would be more effective in preventing evictions. 

Updated: September 25

Experts estimate that 313,000 Hoosiers representing 42% of all renters could face eviction when the moratorium ends. In Indianapolis, that number could reach 34,000 renters, according to researchers at the Polis Center at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.

Updated: September 18

Governor Eric Holcomb announced on August 19 that Indiana’s rental assistance program will stop accepting applications on August 26, despite receiving more than 30,000 applications since it opened five weeks ago -- nearly three times the number of applications originally expected.

Less than a week after Governor Eric Holcomb allowed Indiana’s eviction moratorium to expire on August 14, hundreds of Hoosiers have been served eviction notices. A survey of small claims court cases in Marion County found nearly 600 filings this week, and most of them are evictions. “Unfortunately, this is just what we expected to see,” said Andrew Bradley, policy director at Prosperity Indiana, an NLIHC state partner. Indiana state leaders are working to determine how President Trump’s executive orders will impact low-income renters at risk of eviction. “President Donald Trump’s orders do not protect Hoosiers from evictions,” said Andrew Bradley of Prosperity Indiana. “Unless there is a moratorium put in place or real emergency rental assistance provided from Congress, somewhere between 569,000 to 720,000 Hoosiers could end up being evicted.” An estimated 600 eviction cases are pending in Allen County, Indiana, and 234 new cases have been filed since Governor Eric Holcomb allowed the eviction moratorium to expire. The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition, an advocacy group that has urged Governor Holcomb to track eviction data as part of Indiana’s effort to combat the coronavirus, estimates up to 720,000 renters are in danger of losing their homes. More than one hundred tenants across Greater Lafayette have received eviction notices in less than a week after Indiana’s moratorium was lifted. “We have added additional court time to process evictions,” said Tippecanoe Magistrate Judge Daniel Moore. “We are prepared to hear 100 to 200 evictions per week if necessary.” Around 19,000 tenants are on a waiting list for Marion County’s Rental Assistance Program. A representative of Indiana Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm that helps low-income residents, is concerned about an impending flood of evictions after Governor Eric Holcomb allowed the state’s eviction moratorium to expire on August 14.

Updated: August 27

State eviction protections and a state moratorium on utility shutoffs expired August 14, leaving an estimated 200,000 people without assistance.

Updated: August 17

The Kokomo Housing Authority, which oversees 500 federally subsidized housing units in the city, has already seen a spike in the number of people asking for assistance, and that will likely increase once the statewide eviction moratorium lifts. Advocates, such as the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition, argue that the Indiana COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program will not meet the overwhelming need for assistance.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 24% of adults in Indiana reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 288,184 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

An estimated 212,000 evictions will be filed in the next four months. The emergency rental assistance programs for the state and the City of Indianapolis opened on July 13, quickly receiving thousands more applications than they could serve. Under the current programs, over 200,000 households who need assistance won't receive it, putting them at risk of eviction and homelessness. 

Updated: July 29

As many as 258,000 Hoosiers are at risk of eviction. According to a weekly survey by the Census, about 1 in 3 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Throughout Iowa, 35 groups will work with a total of $8.8 million from the Emergency Solutions Grant Program through the federal CARES Act. The funding is meant to help people at risk of getting evicted or who have already lost their homes. The rental assistance provided under this program will be available to applicants through September 2022 or until the funds are fully exhausted. Instead, tenants should locate the applicable partner agencies in their area covered by the Emergency Solutions Grant program by entering their county within the County Finder Tool on the program’s website and then call the local agencies. The Mason City Housing Authority is one of a few agencies in North Iowa aimed to help meet the housing needs of low-income families, within Mason City city limits. Executive director Cathy Burtness says her office has received some applicants to the program and other forms of assistance, though there is a bit of a backlog the agency is working through. Nearly 13,000 Iowans have received $30 million in total from the state's Eviction and Foreclosure Protection Program, but that number is low compared to the estimated need. The National Low Income Housing Coalition says 99,082 Iowans are in an extremely low-income household, making no more than $25,000 a year for a 4 person household.

Updated: December 18

The $800,000 given to the Polk County Housing Trust Fund from the Board of Supervisors prevented 373 evictions. That helped 601 people, including 396 children, stay in their homes. There were more than 100 eviction hearings scheduled for November 30 alone, and not enough funds to cover the remaining demand for rental assistance.

Updated: December 11

Governor Reynolds announced an additional allocation of CARES Act funds to support Iowa renters and homeowners at-risk of eviction or foreclosure due to a COVID-19-related loss of income. The Iowa Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention program has been allocated a total of $37.4 million, with approximately $8 million remaining available. The deadline to apply for rent and mortgage assistance, as well as utility assistance through the Iowa Residential Utility Disruption Prevention program, is December 4.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 27.67% of the adult renters in Iowa have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

54 Iowa organizations have signed a letter to Governor Kim Reynolds asking for $80 million more in funding to help prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, 51,000-104,000 households in the state are at risk of eviction.

Updated: November 20

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Updated: November 13

So far, a new eviction prevention program prevented the evictions of 249 Polk County residents—including 131 children. Polk County had a 61 percent increase in eviction cases since mid-March.

Only about $500,000 remains in Iowa's $20 million Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Program. The Iowa Finance Authority reported 7,635 renters and 315 homeowners had received assistance through the program.

The Iowa program providing short-term rental and mortgage assistance has received an infusion of $9 million from CARES Act funding to keep it going after its initial round of more than $20 million in funding ran low. 

Calls to HOME Inc. for rental assistance and tenant-landlord questions skyrocketed during the month of September, increasing from about 120 calls per week at the start of the month to more than 200 at the end.

Updated: October 30

Sara Buck, the City of Cedar Rapids' Housing Program Manager, who spoke at NLIHC’s national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, said the number of people needing rental assistance is increasing. Buck’s program in Cedar Rapids has helped over 200 families with $340 thousand in rental and utility payments.

Updated: October 8

Polk County received $800,000 in CARES Act funding to provide emergency rental assistance low-barrier rental assistance that can cover rent through the end of September and as far back as March 15.  Since the program began September 1, Iowa Legal Aid executive director Nick Smithberg said the program has helped prevent 61 evictions affecting 149 residents — 77 of them children. Smithberg said Iowa Legal Aid has opened 50% more eviction cases statewide than it had at this same time last year. In August, landlords filed 1,357 evictions, the highest number since March.

Updated: September 25

CNN Business shares the story of a renter in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, who has been waiting four weeks for the sheriff to evict her due to the long backlog of evictions. The county typically sees 15 to 18 evictions per month, but the sheriff’s office reports having 63 evictions in July, and 25 already in August.

Updated: August 27

The renting population for Iowa totals about 790,918, and the national average for eviction rates is around 2.3%, which translates to about 18,191 people, or 16.5 times greater than the number of people aided by the Iowa Finance Authority program to date. Even on a rough estimate, the program is able to support 6,500 people with the $22 million it has available. Were eviction rates to resemble the average, that would leave two-thirds of people without possible funds if the program isn't replenished.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 11.5% of adults in Iowa reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over fifty thousand renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

663 pending eviction cases began being processed when Iowa’s eviction moratorium was lifted on May 27. 443 hearings were scheduled for the week of June 15. 

Updated: July 16

The deadline to apply for the Kansas Eviction Prevention Program was December 15. Already, more than 7,000 people have applied for assistance totaling $18.5 million.

Updated: December 18

According to Stout Risius LLC, which has tracked rent and eviction issues for months, more than 100,000 households in Kansas were at risk for eviction earlier this month. Rental relief is now available through United Way for Jackson and Johnson County residents. Each tenant in both Jackson County, Missouri, and Johnson County, Kansas, can apply for up to $10,000 of rental assistance to get current. That money will go directly to the landlords.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 10% of adults in Kansas either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 26.52% of the adult renters in Kansas have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation announced a program designed to provide rental assistance to tenants and their landlords. The initiative is called the Kansas Eviction Prevention Program, and it allows those eligible to apply for up to $5,000 in aid to help cover the cost of rent during COVID-19.

Updated: November 13

Governor Laura Kelly announced that Kansans experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to receive up to $5,000 in rental assistance. Approximately $35 million of CARES Act funding is available through the Kansas Eviction Prevention Program, designed to reduce evictions across the state. 

Updated: October 30

As many as 357,000 Kansans face the risk of eviction. The CDC eviction moratorium has halted evictions for now, but advocates fear a tsunami of evictions will occur once the moratorium expires.

Updated: September 18

In the third week of July, one in four adults in Kansas reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over seventy thousand renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

In the first week of July, 40,126 renters in Kansas reported that they had not paid their June rent, and an additional 6,208 reported deferring their rent payment. 

Updated: July 16

Kentucky reopened their Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund for 24-48 hours to allocate the remainder of the funding. So far, the state has approved $12.3 million to assist 3,254 households.

Update: December 18

More than 75,000 Kentuckians could be put out of their homes in January when the CDC eviction moratorium expires. The estimate comes from an analysis of U.S. Census data from the consulting firm Stout Risius Ross, which also says that by next month, Kentuckians will have accumulated a staggering rent shortfall standing somewhere between $149 million and $266 million. The number of applications for rental assistance and yearly evictions in Louisville is expected to double if the temporary ban on evictions is not extended by the mayor, governor, or president-elect.

Updated: December 11

State Chief Justice John Minton issued two orders mandating that trials be put on hold and that hearings be held virtually except for some emergency situations. The order also allows evictions to proceed if certain conditions are met, such as if they comply with provisions of the federal CARES Act.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 23.35% of the adult renters in Kentucky have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

Before closing, the Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund received 5,305 applications from tenants, 3,709 of which have submitted all required documents.

Updated: November 13

The Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund, which allocated the entirety of its $15 million budget, stopped accepting applications. The executive director for the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky said 40 to 42% of renters in Kentucky will be a risk of eviction in the coming months.

Updated: October 30

Since September 8, Kentucky has committed to distribute $8 million in rental assistance. $7.3 million of the funds are directed to families living below the area median income level.

The Kentucky Equal Justice Center created an online tool that allows renters to sign the CDC declaration on a smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Updated: October 8

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the launch of the Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund website where Kentuckians now can apply for assistance. The site has information on how to obtain a portion of $15 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act money.

Updated: September 18

The Lexington Herald Leader reports that hearings in Fayette County will resume on Monday, August 24. In Fayette County District Court, there are 157 eviction hearings scheduled next week and an additional 143 hearings the following week. This means more than 300 households could lose their homes by the first week of September. WFPL reports on Kentucky’s looming eviction crisis. According to the national research firm Stout, 42% of renter households in Kentucky are at risk of eviction in the coming months. Adrienne Bush, executive director of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, an NLIHC state partner, spoke about the urgent need for rental assistance. The Washington Post reports that workers, businesses, and advocates in Kentucky are furious with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for blocking much-needed federal coronavirus relief aid. Approximately 200,000 Kentucky households are at risk of eviction in the next four months, but Senator McConnell has ignored housing advocates’ pleas to provide critical housing protections and provisions.

Updated: August 27

Nearly one million renter households across the Ohio Valley are at risk of eviction: 42% of renter households in Kentucky, 46% in Ohio, and 47% in West Virginia. “What we need as a city government is extra funds not only to provide the services we’ve all come to expect, but to soften the impact of what we know is coming,” said Lexington Vice Mayor Steve Kay. “Hopefully, Senator McConnell and the rest of our delegation is listening to what we have to say.”

Updated: August 12

On July 28, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled to resume eviction procedures on August 1. Local advocates have observed rent delinquencies at up to three times the normal levels and anticipate there are thousands of evictions waiting to be processed. 

In the third week of July, 29.5% of adults in Kentucky reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 168,555 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29 

340,000 people in Kentucky are at risk of evictions. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Alexis Alford, and her premature infant son, are facing eviction from their Algiers apartment house after she lost her job at a hotel in the French Quarter. Her son, who was born at 26 weeks and was on oxygen, is at increased risk of complications from COVID-19. Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) is partnering with Wells Fargo to provide critical legal assistance to people at risk of eviction.

Updated: December 18

Louisiana recorded 959 excess deaths through September 3 with nearly 30,000 excess COVID-19 cases after its moratorium expired on June 15.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 42.24% of the adult renters in Louisiana have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

The House Judiciary Committee in the Louisiana Legislature voted against a bill that would have sealed records for any evictions due to nonpayment of rent occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Council of State Housing Agencies estimated in a recent report that there are currently between 150,000 and 230,000 households unable to pay rent, and come Jan. 1, 2021, there will be an estimated 140,000 eviction filings.

119 eviction petitions were filed in 1st City Court from October 5 to October 20.

Updated: October 30

The Louisiana Housing Corporation streamlined the application for emergency rental assistance. The state rental assistance funds have only been distributed to landlords on behalf of 160 tenants.

$115,000 in state rental assistance has been distributed in New Orleans.

In Baton Rouge City Court, judges are only enforcing the moratorium if a tenant brings it up on their own as part of their defense.

Updated: October 8

Nearly 200 families forced hundreds of miles from their homes when Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana are now facing threats of eviction. The documents provided to tenants said their lease agreements were being terminated effective immediately “due to the natural disaster of Hurricane Laura.”

In a cease and desists letter sent to the apartment complex’s management, Bill Quigley, an attorney at Loyola University’s College of Law, said “These actions by your corporation are particularly cruel when they target people who have been displaced through no fault of their own due to the hurricane and during a time when people are especially vulnerable from the effects of displacement due to the COVID-19 crisis.”

Bobby Parker had no idea evictions were barred in New Orleans when he arrived home in March to find that his landlady had changed the locks to his apartment. For more than two weeks, Parker was forced to sleep outside, until a judge ordered his landlady to let him back in his place.

Updated: September 25

36 percent of Louisiana tenants are facing eviction without a moratorium, according to the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project. According to Diane Yentel, President and CEO of NLIHC, Calcasieu Parish, which was in the center of the storm’s path, is home to 30,000 people in deep poverty, another 30,000 with a disability, and 5,000 residents who don’t have a car.

Updated: September 18

After hurricanes Marco and Laura closed courts in Jefferson and East Baton Rouge parishes, they opened and began hearing eviction cases again. 

Updated: September 3

Hundreds of renters in New Orleans have received eviction notices this summer due to unpaid rent—and local advocates and officials expect the worst has yet to come, right as hurricane season gets under way. With limited public funds on hand, the mayor of New Orleans is asking the public to donate money through Givebutter.com, a website often used by college students for funding charity causes, to raise money for tenants who can’t pay their rent. First City Court Clerk Austin Badon is bracing for a surge of eviction filings in New Orleans starting August 25, when the 30-day notice ends since the CARES Act expired. “I’ve had one resident agent who already put us on notice that he’s bringing 250 evictions, so I’m going to extend hours,” said Badon.

Updated: August 27

Fifty-six percent of Louisiana renters cannot pay their full rent and are at risk of eviction. As a result, as of July 26, landlords can start the eviction process against renters unable to pay their rents as a result of the pandemic. Advocates say that local eviction courts immediately saw numerous landlords move to evict residents. “They’ve already started putting people on the street,” Cashauna Hill, executive director of the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, said. “Eviction is absolutely terrifying for people who are struggling. We’re hearing from many tenants who are concerned, who are fearful of being evicted.”

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 35.5% of adults in Louisiana reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over a quarter of a million renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

The Louisiana Housing Corporation created an emergency housing assistance fund for which 40,000 people applied for 10,000 spots. Another local nonprofit estimates $250 million is needed to keep tenants housed.  

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly Census survey, in the first week of July  186, 621 renters in Louisiana reported they had not paid their June rent, with an additional 44,122 indicating they had deferred their June rent payment. The Center for Planning Excellence and UrbanFootprint estimate that Louisianans are the third most vulnerable to eviction in the nation once the supplement federal unemployment payments end. 

Updated: July 16

Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through December 23. The state’s eviction moratorium will expire 30 days after the termination of the state of civil emergency. The state’s COVID Rental Relief Program has provided over $7 million in funds to more than 6,000 households, fielded nearly 13,000 requests, and has helped keep many Maine families out of debt. It is estimated that roughly one out of every 33 Mainers has or will require financial assistance to pay their rent between October and December 2020.

Updated: December 11

On November 20, Governor Janet Mills announced that her office would allocate an additional $6.2 million to ensure the state's rental assistance program’s solvency through 2020. The program allows households under certain incomes to receive up to $1,000 per month for a maximum of three months, which is paid directly to the landlord. It is estimated that roughly one out of every 33 Mainers has or will require financial assistance to pay their rent between October and December 2020. NLIHC estimates that the state would need $28 million — more than four times the sum allocated by Gov. Mills — to fully meet the needs of Maine renters between October and the end of December.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 52.83% of the adult renters in Maine have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Nearly 400 Maine tenants applied for assistance daily in the first week of a revived rent relief program.

Intakes for new eviction cases increased statewide by more than 20% in the past three months since eviction protections under the CARES Act expired. Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a Maine group that defends low-income tenants, has received 805 cases from August 3 through October 26.

Updated: November 20

On October 29, Gov. Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through November 27. The state eviction moratorium will expire 30 days after the civil emergency is terminated.

Updated: November 13

According to the Aspen Institute, between 57,000 and 129,000 in Maine could be evicted in the coming months without further action.

Updated: October 30

After distributing $10 million in CARES Act rental assistance, the Maine State Housing Authority announced it is out of funds and closed down the program.

46% of Maine renters who received eviction notices in the first half of 2020 owed less than a month’s rent. In a large majority of cases, Mainers were behind on rent for less than two months and owed between $1,000 and $1,500.

Updated: October 8

Pine Tree Legal is unable to keep up with demand in normal times. Navigating changes to the court system during the pandemic has spread them thin, making it more difficult to aid tenants in new eviction cases. The bulk of eviction cases filed in August are for nonpayment of rent, a clear shift from those filed between mid-March and July, which mostly cited behavioral or property damage issues.

Updated: September 3

Housing advocacy organizations, including the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, an NLIHC state partner, warn of a devastating tidal wave of evictions in the near future if Congress does not provide critical housing protections and resources for Mainers.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 16.9% of adults in Maine reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 24,699 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

In interviews with low-income renters in Maine, nearly half sought aid from food pantries to save money on groceries, and about 42 percent have fallen behind on utilities and other bills in order to keep up with rent. Local officials expect a flood of evictions when the courts reopen in early August. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Tenants in the city of Baltimore now have a legal right to counsel in eviction cases, making the city just the seventh jurisdiction in the country to guarantee renters that right. One recent study of eviction cases in Baltimore by the Chicago-based consulting firm Stout found that tenants with legal representation are more likely to avoid “disruptive displacement.” Carissa Hatfield, an attorney with the Homeless Persons Representation Project in Baltimore, does not think Maryland officials are ready for the surge in homelessness the pandemic could bring. In a 2019 Baltimore City assessment on homelessness, more than 20% of people surveyed cited eviction as a cause for their own homelessness. According to the Public Justice Center, an analysis of eviction data in Baltimore City showed that the eviction count for Black households was three times higher than for white households.

Updated: December 18

A mother of four called Habitat for Humanity in hysteria, as law enforcement stood outside her door a week before Thanksgiving to carry out her eviction and another grown man burst into tears meeting with Sheri Ewing, having never needed to ask for help. "The moratorium has really made people think they cannot be evicted," said Ewing, family services manager for Habitat in Wicomico County. "I've been very clear with anyone I've talked to that — 'Yes, you can still be evicted.'” According to the Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc, the county is currently expecting a staggering 20,000 to 30,000 evictions out of nearly 400,000 renters.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 10.5% of adults in Maryland either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Governor Larry Hogan awarded a total of $19.3 million — including a total of $5 million to Baltimore City and Baltimore County eviction prevention programs. Howard County received $2 million. Garrett County received $350,000 and Allegany County received $39,000. Wicomico County, which has seen 74 evictions since evictions resumed in August, received $900,000.

Maryland legislators, including two who represent parts of Anne Arundel County, are set to introduce a slew of bills in January’s General Assembly session to protect tenants during the coronavirus pandemic. One bill, sponsored, by Anne Arundel and Prince George’s county Del. Mary Lehman, would prohibit landlords from using certain information against prospective tenants, such as dismissed evictions, arrests, or old credit or rental history.

The coronavirus pandemic has increased the strain on groups that work to prevent homelessness in Maryland, with experts saying single mothers and people of color are being hurt the most. Of all 2020 tenants through early October who needed financial assistance at the Fair Housing Action Center, 67% are women and 57% are Black.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 39.29% of the adult renters in Maryland have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The Washington County Community Action Council has grant assistance to help those behind on their utility bills and rent or mortgage payments.

Updated: November 20

With a moratorium on rent evictions in Annapolis public housing expired, about 285 families who owe a combined $512,000 in unpaid rent may soon be at risk of eviction for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Updated: November 13

Invisible evictions are on the rise in Maryland.

A nonprofit corporation that distributes grants to ensure access to legal services to Marylanders who are in danger of losing their homes will receive $11.7 million from the state.

Some Maryland residents have not received their unemployment benefits. One resident reported that without unemployment insurance she is facing eviction.

Updated: October 30

Baltimore County officials are estimating the county could see as many as 24,000 eviction filings in a single month once courts get up to speed processing claims, so county officials are setting aside assistance money and the County Council is considering a bill to protect renters during the pandemic. To prepare, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. has asked the council to approve an application for $3 million in federal relief funds for the county’s rental assistance program. Approximately 500 households could be served with these funds, according to county documents. So far, Baltimore County’s Eviction Prevention Program has provided $1.2 million to 485 households.

Updated: September 25

On September 9, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland’s local jurisdictions can apply for $16 million in Maryland Eviction Prevention Partnership grants. The grants will help support local rental assistance programs across the state.

Updated: September 18

Stout, a consulting firm, estimates that about 274,000 Maryland households have lost income due to COVID-19 and could face impending eviction. The court is beginning to hear new failure-to-pay cases on August 31, which will lead to a wave of new evictions. Notices to vacate and tenant holding over cases have increased during the pandemic as a means to remove tenants with month-to-month leases who struggled to pay rent.

Updated: September 3

Approximately 356,000 Maryland households are predicted to be at risk of eviction by the end of September. In the third week of July, 26% of adults in Maryland reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over a quarter of a million renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29 

An estimated 20% of Maryland residents are behind on their rent. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 29% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Massachusetts Trial Court data show 743 new cases filed in the week of November 30, surpassing the previous 2020 high of 729 set during the week of January 13 before COVID-19 hit. As eviction cases rise, advocates are increasingly concerned about delays in the state’s rental assistance program. As COVID-19 drives up the need for emergency housing, advocates fear many more families will have to be placed farther away from the lifelines of their home communities. To prepare for the impending expiration of the CDC eviction moratorium, the state is beefing up several existing relief programs to try to keep people in their homes, but experts say those resources fall well short of what’s needed, and once a family is pushed out of their home, the cycle of instability can go on for years. Evictions are hitting hard in parts of Massachusetts where people are most vulnerable. For example, Worcester County has seen far more filings, per capita, than Suffolk County — dominated by Boston — or suburban locales such as Middlesex and Norfolk Counties. Gov. Charlie Baker sent back amendments about eviction proceedings, which proposed holding off on trials if a tenant has a pending application for emergency rental assistance, a proposal that went through in response to the state’s eviction moratorium lapsing. Since the eviction moratorium expired, the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office has served 155 “notices to quit” as of December 4 and in Hampden County, the sheriff’s office served 1,071 notices since the moratorium was lifted, as of December 3. Statistics show that 66% of landlords in the cases currently filed across the state have an attorney, while only 2% of tenants have an attorney. The Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) has created a first-in-the-nation scholarship program that will fund mediation training for its members through the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC). Renters who went through the voluntary and confidential mediation process with their landlords preserved their tenancies 96 percent of the time, according to MOPC data. Kimberly Landaverde, a 17-year-old high school senior and her family are facing the real possibility of being evicted from their East Boston apartment amid the coronavirus pandemic, like countless families across the commonwealth. After her parents lost their jobs due to COVID-19, Landaverde and her 16-year-old brother both got jobs to help pay rent.

Updated: December 18

Fearing the increase in homelessness once the CDC eviction moratorium expires, Massachusetts is adding more than 1,300 temporary shelter beds to help individuals experiencing homelessness stay warm and distanced this winter. The city of Malden and the Malden Redevelopment Authority recently launched a new Eviction Prevention Program to help residents facing eviction. The program will provide court-based legal aid, mediation, and rental assistance.

Updated: December 11

In the five weeks since a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures ended, eviction filings have nearly doubled every week, jumping from 21 on October 19 to 689 in mid-November. Housing advocates warn this trend is likely to continue.

Several states ― including Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Vermont ― have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation in eviction proceedings.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 18.88% of the adult renters in Massachusetts have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

A group of property holders and landlords signed a pledge to communicate with tenants experiencing financial hardship about emergency support programs that could help cover rent, also agreeing to pursue repayment plans and seek mediation as first steps before turning to formal eviction proceedings.

Updated: November 20

In Massachusetts, as many as 120,000 people have been forced from their homes during the pandemic despite federal and state bans aimed at protecting tenants. An investigation by member station WBUR has found some landlords are threatening to change the locks on people, reporting tenants to ICE, and threatening to evict people following a positive COVID test.

Updated: November 13

Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a new $171 million initiative Monday that he said will help tenants and landlords cope with the fiscal challenges of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. $100 million will go to expanding relief to renters and landlords impacted by COVID; $48.7 million will go to rapid rehousing programs; $12.3 million to provide tenants and landlords with access to legal representation and related services prior and during the eviction process, and community mediation to help tenants and landlords resolve cases outside of court; $6.5 million will go to providing resources, services and help answer questions about all housing problems; and $3.8 million will go to homelessness prevention.

Housing advocates estimate 100,000 residents could face evictions once the moratorium lifts Saturday. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council suggests at least 60,000 renters fear they will soon be evicted.

The state’s ban on evictions and foreclosures expired on October 17. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced a “housing stability pledge” that aims to prevent evictions once the statewide moratorium ends.

Updated: October 30

Lawmakers estimate that roughly 20,000 people could face eviction or foreclosure next month if the legislature does not vote to extend the moratorium past October 17.

Updated: October 8

The initial pause on evictions and foreclosures in Massachusetts took effect in April and was scheduled to expire August 18, but was extended until October 17. A state bill would also establish an assistance fund to help landlords affected by COVID-19.

Updated: September 25

With the eviction moratorium extended, some property owners in Massachusetts have decided to leave properties vacant rather than renting to lower-income individuals and possibly risking the cost of unpaid rent. This is deepening the Massachusetts housing crisis. The CDC eviction moratorium does not cover rent costs or cancel rent, but defers payments through December 31. Advocates are requesting $100 billion in rental assistance.

Updated: September 18

An investigation found that during the federal and state eviction moratorium, at least 70 illegal eviction cases were filed in Massachusetts Housing Court, including 50 violating the national ban that blocked displacing renters in most federally subsidized properties. Some tenants were only a few hundred dollars in arrears, lived in the poorest areas of the commonwealth, and nearly all lacked lawyers, court records show.

Updated: September 3

With September rent and mortgage payments due in less than a week, nearly 109,000 Massachusetts households will need help to make those payments, a new analysis finds. According to a report by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, unemployed people across the state will need $117 million a month in housing assistance.

Updated: August 28

More than 654,000 Massachusetts residents either missed their July rent or mortgage payment or feared they wouldn’t pay August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the commonwealth alone, without continued federal help, homeowners and renters could fall short in their housing payments by $135 million a month, based on data from Boston’s Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 17.1% of adults in Massachusetts reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 190,339 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

During the height of the pandemic, between March 16 and April 13, 602 new eviction cases were filed statewide. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

A state program meant to help struggling households make rent, mortgage, and utility payments during the coronavirus pandemic stopped accepting new applications on December 7. Anti-eviction protections implemented by Minneapolis officials amid the coronavirus pandemic have been successful in keeping people housed and in reducing spikes in homelessness, a new study found. Minneapolis is among the nation's cities seeing the fewest evictions of residents financially hit by coronavirus-spurred work slowdown as a result, according to data from the Eviction Lab.

Updated: December 18

More than 28,000 low-income households across the state have applied for rental relief under the federally funded program, which was designed to prevent evictions and homelessness among the growing number of people struggling to make ends meet because of COVID-19. The assistance checks flow to the landlord, bank, or utility, not the applicant and some landlords have expressed concerns that they often wait a long time to receive the money. The application closes on December 7. Data compiled by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shows that 56 percent of applicants so far are people of color or Native Americans, 23 percent have been homeless and 7 percent have been evicted. The pandemic has increased housing insecurity in the area. The MAHUBE-OTWA family development has provided funding to 72 households to cover rent, utilities, and mortgage payments in Hubbard County.

Updated: December 11

The Community Resource Center has helped 242 people with rental assistance this year already in Washington and Ramsey counties. But, advocates believe thousands of people who are behind on their rent because of the pandemic could lose their homes if the federal moratorium ends, or if a state ban on evictions - which is renewed every 30 days with the governor's special emergency powers - is not extended.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 25.11% of the adult renters in Minnesota have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

$30 million remains in Minnesota’s housing and rental assistance fund. About 21,000 applications requesting a combined $51.9 million have been submitted to the state program so far.

Updated: November 20

As of October 1st, the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program awarded $30.3 million, 53% of which covered rental assistance, to Minnesota residents. So far, $10.3 million has been dispersed to applicants.

Updated: October 8

In Minnesota, there have been 171 cases leading to an eviction judgment since the state eviction moratorium began.

Updated: September 25

After confusion over the state eviction moratorium, a family was illegally evicted from their home and moved into a tent. The family did not know that the eviction moratorium was extended to September 11.

Updated: September 3

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has received 1,235 complaints from tenants since the state’s eviction moratorium went into effect in late March. Complaints have often included landlords trying to remove tenants for unpaid rent, tenants being told to leave after a lease had ended even though they can’t move anywhere, and general misinformation given about how the moratorium works — all violations of the executive order.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 18.5% of adults in Minnesota reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 98,286 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Based on current projections, 133,000 evictions could be filed in the next four months, thirteen times more than in a typical year. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly Census survey, 93,758 renters in Minnesota reported they had not paid their June rent, with an additional 2,189 reporting they had deferred their June rent payment. In response to the growing crisis, the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board is considering terminating Minneapolis parks as a refuge space, limiting the protections to only 10 parks with 10 encampments per park. 

Updated: July 16

Mississippi recorded 804 excess deaths with 22,010 excess COVID-19 cases after going 12 weeks without a state eviction moratorium.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 14.8% of adults in Mississippi either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 52.82% of the adult renters in Mississippi have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The Mississippi Development Authority has officially launched the application process for the Mississippi Rental Assistance Program, which has $15 million available for rent relief. The program was created by the Legislature in HB 1810 during the final days of the 2020 session in order to provide assistance to property owners and tenants whose resources have been impacted during the pandemic.

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

A July study by global advisory firm Stout Risius Ross shows as high as 58% of those households were at risk of eviction. The national figure was about 43%.

Updated: October 30

The Mississippi State House passed a $20 million rental assistance grant program, designed to offer financial assistance worth up to $30,000 for landlords who are unable to evict renters during the pandemic due to nonpayment of rent.

Updated: October 8

Since September 1, property owners in Hinds County have filed 260 evictions and 78 warrants of removal. In one day, out of several renters who appeared in internet court—plus the many more whom the judge evicted after they did not log on—just one person notified the court that she had supplied a CDC declaration form. The judge granted an eviction anyway.

According to the Eviction Lab, Mississippi ranks eighth in the nation for evictions. In Jackson, between seven and eight families are evicted daily.

Updated: September 25

More than half of Mississippi’s 352,000 renter households are at risk of eviction if Congress does not intervene. More than a third of all Mississippians missed last month’s housing payment or believed they would not be able to pay the next rent or mortgage on time, making Mississippi the third most vulnerable state in the nation for housing.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 34% of adults in Mississippi reported they had missed their previous housing payment and/or had little confidence they would make their next one, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 181,760 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. According to this Census survey, which has published weekly data since late April, Mississippi had the highest recorded housing insecurity in the nation for 6 of the 12 weeks data was collected, as well as the highest reported housing insecurity overall: 46.4% in Week 3 (May 14-19).  

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 38% adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment – MS has one of the highest rates in the country.

Updated: July 16

The Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program (ERAP) offers a one-time payment for up to six months of past-due rent dating back to April 1, directly to landlords on behalf of qualified tenants. In exchange, the landlords must agree not to file for eviction for non-payment for 120 days from the date an application is submitted and waive all fees and outstanding rent up to the date of application submission. The program will be funded through a CARES Act Emergency Solutions grant. Legal Aid of Western Missouri is also able to provide some free assistance for evictions in-person, at the Jackson County Courthouse. The Missouri Public Service Commission is considering a request for a utility disconnection moratorium due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated: December 18

According to KC Tenants, research shows online hearings may even violate the rights of renters with disabilities or those who cannot speak English or lack internet access. Legal aid organizations across the country say they have observed worrying practices in remote hearings. According to Stout Risius LLC, which has tracked rent and eviction issues for months, up to 234,00 households in Missouri were at risk for eviction earlier this month.  Rental relief is now available through United Way for Jackson and Johnson County residents. Each tenant in both Jackson County, Missouri, and Johnson County, Kansas, can apply for up to $10,000 of rental assistance to get current. That money will go directly to the landlords.

Updated: December 11

A federal judge rejected a request to halt evictions after a tenants' rights group in Missouri claimed Jackson County was violating a federal moratorium that aims to stop the spread of COVID-19 by preventing homelessness. The lawsuit was filed by KC Tenants and the American Civil Liberties Union in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Missouri.

Many Missouri tenants lack legal counsel during eviction proceedings. The Missouri House approved a budget proposal that allocated $18.7 million in the Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds for homeless prevention.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 25.86% of the adult renters in Missouri have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The Missouri Housing Development Commission approved a program to help low-income tenants by providing a one-time payment for their unpaid rent. Ideally, the program, which will use $15 million CARES Act funding, will be up and running in January, once the CDC eviction moratorium expires.

A St. Louis Circuit Court extended the state eviction moratorium through the end of the year.

Since the CDC eviction moratorium was enacted, there has been an average of 75 filings every week in Kansas City, Missouri, according to Princeton University's Eviction Lab.

Updated: November 20

Phone calls from families on the verge of losing their homes have jumped 300 percent at Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri. Since March, about 2,700 eviction cases have been filed in St. Louis 2,027 have been filed in the Kansas City area. Since the CDC moratorium was put in place, more than 90 evictions have been filed in Boone County, 340 in Greene County, and 470 in Jackson County.

Missouri lawmakers approved $9.6 million in CARES Act funding for the program in May, and they will return for a special session starting November 5 to appropriate more. The commission has the authority to spend up to $28 million in CARES Act funding on homeless prevention.

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

A lawsuit filed in federal court states that eviction hearings continuing to happen in Jackson County, Missouri Circuit Courts are in direct violation of the CDC eviction moratorium. “The Jackson County Circuit Court’s order allows landlords to defy this moratorium and persist in evicting tenants by subjugating them to overly intrusive and potentially retaliatory evidentiary hearings and forcing tenants to testify before the courts during a global pandemic,” the ACLU said in the statement.

Updated: October 8

On September 11, HUD allocated nearly $27 million in CARES Act funding to Missouri.

Updated: September 25

48 families are at risk of eviction from Kansas City, Missouri Housing Authority properties. Thousands more Housing Choice voucher recipients owe money to private landlords and subsequently face eviction.

Updated: September 3

The Kansas City Star shares the story of a single mother of three who was evicted from her Kansas City rental home. According to the Kansas City Eviction Project, more than 1,600 eviction cases have been heard in Jackson County since the moratorium expired on May 31. Voice of America profiles Kansas City renters at risk of eviction. Currently, nearly 50% of renters in the state are at risk of eviction because they can’t pay their rent, KC Tenants Director Tara Raghuvee told VOA.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 19.9% of adults in Missouri reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 160,512 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

An estimated 48% of Missouri renters are at risk of eviction. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 3 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

The Montana Eviction Intervention Project, which provides financial assistance for Montana residents facing eviction through CARES Act funding, will come to an end on December 30. The Montana Rescue Mission is bracing for more residents when that happens. The Montana Department of Commerce announced a new partnership with the Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) to form the Montana Eviction Intervention Project, a new program that will provide civil legal assistance for Montanans facing evictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 22.58% of the adult renters in Montana have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The state has spent more than $5 million from the federal CARES Act to help people as they face eviction during the pandemic.

Research firm Stout Risius Ross, LLC, said in an October report that if the CDC’s federal moratorium on evictions isn’t extended at the end of the year, Montana will see up to 10,900 new eviction cases by January 1. That’s more than 8 times the number of evictions in Montana in 2016, according to data from the Eviction Lab at Princeton University.

Updated: November 20

The Montana Department of Commerce announced a new partnership with the Montana Legal Services Association to form the Montana Eviction Intervention Project, a new program that will provide civil legal assistance for Montanans facing evictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applications for the state’s Emergency Housing Assistance Program are due on November 10.

Updated: November 13

All applications for the Montana Department of Commerce’s rent and mortgage payment assistance program are due by November 10. Since the program’s May inception, Montana Housing, with assistance from NeighborWorks Montana, has approved more than 1,300 applications and awarded more than $4.5 million in rental and mortgage assistance to Montana families and individuals statewide.

Updated: October 30

23% of all Montana renters, or 48,000, are either food-insecure or already behind on rent or both.

Updated: October 8

In the third week of July, one in five adults in Montana reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 49,180 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly Census survey, 25, 394 Montana renters reported they did not make their June rent payment, with an additional 2,430 indicating they had deferred their June rent payment. 

Updated: July 6

In Fremont, Nebraska, Dana Imus, a mother of four went to court this month to avoid getting evicted for falling behind on rent, after she lost her job due to COVID-19. When she presented a CDC declaration form to her landlord, she said he told her wrongly that Nebraska did not recognize the CDC eviction moratorium. She also tried to pay her landlord $400 of the $1,000 rent for October, but he refused. Legal Aid of Nebraska sends mail to every person with a scheduled eviction hearing, explaining the CDC eviction moratorium and offering legal representation. Since late July, Douglas County’s rental assistance program, which can pay up to $7,000 owed rent in CARES Act dollars, has approved less than half of the 5,761 applications it has received.

Updated: December 11

More than 75 eviction hearings are scheduled in Douglas County Court for the week after Thanksgiving. Leaders of 38 nonprofit agencies sent Governor Pete Ricketts a letter asking him to indefinitely suspend a state statute that requires eviction hearings to be held within 10 to 14 days of property owners filing for evictions.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 35.03% of the adult renters in Nebraska have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The eviction moratorium for Douglas County has a maximum income of $60,900 for a one-person household, while the CDC eviction moratorium has a maximum income of $99,000 for a one-person household. Many people that are not covered under the Douglas County moratorium, but are covered under the CDC eviction moratorium do not know about the rights it grants them.

Legal Aid of Nebraska has stopped every eviction case that they have used the CDC moratorium on. Advocates fear that some people do not know about the CDC eviction moratorium and the protections it grants them.

Updated: October 30

Despite eviction moratoriums on the state and federal level, 466 evictions have been carried out in Omaha during the pandemic.

Updated: October 8

Volunteers at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SDVP) Omaha have had to turn callers away these past few weeks. Group executives say their own fund reserves are tapped out, and they are still waiting for funding from the state of Nebraska.

Without the $1 million CARES Act grant they've been approved for, SDVP of Omaha volunteer leader and board member Linda Kueper said she fears more people will lose their power, heat, and homes.

Updated: September 18

In the third week of July, 13.4% of adults in Nebraska reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 19,318 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

On July 27, the state legislature voted against a bill to create a statewide eviction moratorium. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

In November the Las Vegas Justice Court reported 4,263 eviction filings, almost double the 2,387 cases it saw in November 2019. There were 3,055 eviction filings in October when Gov. Steve Sisolak’s extension on the moratorium ended — the number was 2,636 in October 2019.  Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is working around the clock to help tenants understand their rights as the CDC eviction moratorium is set to expire. As of December 1, the Clark County CARES Housing Assistance Program (CHAP) has assisted more than 6,000 households with $25 million in housing aid, including rent, utilities, and mortgage payments. “The County doesn’t have a Spanish-language website for people to be able to apply through,” said Bliss Requa-Trautz, the director of the Arriba Las Vegas Workers Center. “A lot of people are seeking assistance, but they don’t have an effective avenue to access, and are facing initial barriers to accessing the program.” Gov. Sisolak announced that he is extending current coronavirus health and safety restrictions for another month and putting in place a new moratorium on evictions through the end of March.

Updated: December 8

After receiving an eviction notice, Lynn provided his landlord with a CDC declaration statement. When his landlord refused to sign for the certified mail containing the document, he sent it through FedEx. But when the case went to Justice Court later that month, the eviction was granted and the judge said the CDC order did not protect him; after Lynn appealed the decision, the District Court reversed the Justice Court’s decision, meaning his landlord could attempt an eviction January 1. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has counted more than 20,000 new eviction cases filed since September by corporate landlords in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas alone.

Updated: December 11

Some Las Vegas landlords and property managers are moving ahead with the eviction process and banking on Clark County courts to take their side.

The Las Vegas Justice Court reported that it opened 5,511 eviction cases and granted 2,499 eviction orders from October 1 through November 20, and had a backlog of more than 1,000 landlord complaints to process. Clark County has spent or committed $48 million to residents, with the average award being about $3,500. County officials said they have received about 14,000 applications for the help so far.

James Page, a Marine veteran, his partner Kathy, daughter and, two grandchildren are facing eviction in Clark County. This month, Kline Veterans Fund helped them with around $1300 to pay their rent and get their bills up to date, but they are not sure how they will afford next month’s rent.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 36.34% of the adult renters in Nevada have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

According to the Nevada Department of Veterans Services, the state is bracing for 250,000 to 400,000 possible evictions, with 25,000 to 40,000 being veteran households.

Updated: November 20

The Las Vegas City Council approved the expansion of its flexible housing program, which now can help 45 families. 

Clark County launched an online system that allows Las Vegas residents facing summary evictions to fill out legal documents without visiting the Regional Justice Center in person.

In Nevada, individuals like Rhonda Manuel, Jean Woodman, Jimmy Marks, and Pamela Pierce are facing eviction and uncertainty as the expiration of the CDC eviction moratorium approaches.

Updated: November 13

Nevada’s state eviction moratorium expired on October 15.

Nevada residents report receiving eviction filings, despite submitting a declaration for the CDC eviction moratorium.

Updated: October 30

Local nonprofits are preparing to protect tenants, once the state’s eviction moratorium expires on October 15.

Updated: October 8

In Nevada, legal groups reported some landlords and property managers—the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada specifically named Siegel Suites—are defying eviction protections and still attempting to evict people. 

Clark County commissioners approved $20 million in CARES Act funding for a housing assistance program. The program paused in August after receiving more than 25,000 applications.

The Sparks City Council voted to allocate $85,000 of coronavirus relief funding to go toward creating an eviction mediation program, stepping in while a state effort to establish a similar program is still being ironed out

Updated: September 25

Nevada's eviction moratorium ends on September 1. The Guinn Center for Policy Priorities estimates that 118,000 to 142,000 households could struggle to pay September rent, most of which are in the Las Vegas area of Clark County. In Clark County, about 47% of households rent. The state and county allocated $60 million to rental assistance programs. On August 17, after receiving 25,000 applications they stopped accepting them. So far, $2 million has been disbursed to applicants.

Updated: September 3

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on the city’s looming eviction crisis. According to a report by the Guinn Center, a Las Vegas research group, and the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, an estimated 249,700 people in Clark County – more than 10% of its population – are at risk of eviction starting in September.

Updated: August 28

Up to 142,000 Nevada households may face eviction once the statewide eviction moratorium expires on September 1. The Nevada Senate passed a bill that would provide an alternative dispute resolution for renters. The bill would allow tenants facing eviction to remain in place for 30 days while they work out a mediation with their landlords.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 33.6% of adults in Nevada reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over one hundred thousand renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Researchers estimate 272,000-327,000 tenants in Nevada will be at risk of eviction by September, with a surge in evictions when the state moratorium expires on August 31. Low-income individuals, people of color, and undocumented people most at risk. 

Updated: July 29

Experts in Nevada expect a flood of evictions when the moratorium is lifted. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 28% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Local warnings of an eviction tsunami are now intensifying because other types of evictions, like for renovations and building sales, have been steadily increasing New Hampshire eviction court filings back to pre-COVID-19 levels ever since the state’s moratorium expired in July.

Updated: December 18

In the past month, there has been a weekly average of about 50 evictions, which is about a third lower than the weekly number of evictions happening prior to the pandemic, according to an attorney with New Hampshire Legal Assistance. So far about 2,300 households have received about $6.7 million from the state’s $20 million housing relief fund.

Since the pandemic, more families have been reaching out to homeless shelters around the state, indicating a likely increase in homelessness. Although data is not yet available about how the pandemic has affected the number of homeless Granite Staters, experts say it is likely the number has increased.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 20.03% of the adult renters in New Hampshire have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

Governor Chris Sununu has authorized the allocation and expenditure of $35 million from the CARES Act funding to support people in need of housing assistance as a result of COVID-19. $20 million will be initially expended and $15 million will be held in reserve for rent stabilization and housing support.

Updated: November 13

The number of evictions statewide is back up to where it was before the pandemic. Most weeks since August have seen about 100 eviction proceedings and the week of August 10 almost 200 landlord-tenant writs were filed in courts across New Hampshire.

Some landlords in New Hampshire say they are trying to work with tenants by directing them to rental assistance programs, assisting them with rental assistance paperwork, and offering them payment plans.

John Hartigan, his wife, and two children were evicted from their home between the time that the New Hampshire eviction ban was lifted and the federal ban from the CDC took effect. They are now living in a homeless shelter.

Updated: October 30

Since the end of June, New Hampshire courts have approved 673 orders to evict tenants.  Nearly half of those are just from the month of August.

This summer, Gov. Chris Sununu set aside $35 million of federal relief money for New Hampshire’s Housing Relief Program. As of September 3, about $2.2 million of that money had been distributed to roughly 900 people in the state. John Manning, CEO of Southwestern Community Services, said that Community Action Programs around the state are working to streamline the application, which initially slowed down the distribution of funds. Manning says there may also be challenges for tenants who don’t have internet access, a printer, or a scanner to put their applications together.

Updated: September 25

As of Aug. 13, Elliot Berry, an attorney with New Hampshire Legal Aid said, more than 4,000 people had inquired about getting that housing aid, but just 429 people had completed the applications. He said he has heard from renters who have received eviction notices and tried to apply for the funding but have not been able to complete the process.

Updated: August 28

New Hampshire’s rental assistance program has received 4,701 inquiries and sent out 4,503 applications. Yet only 1,385 completed applications have been submitted and only 139 applications have been approved. But 30 days since the moratorium expired has now passed. Housing advocates worry that tenants who applied for assistance could potentially be evicted before they receive assistance.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 14.9% of adults in New Hampshire reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 28,282 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

Under a state executive order, no one can be kicked out of their home in New Jersey during a public health emergency — or for 60 days after. Still, landlords have filed more than 45,600 eviction notices with courts from March through October, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts. Kerrie Welch of Trenton, a mother of a four-year-old, lost her job in food service when the pandemic started. She missed rent in November, and her landlord has told her he intends to file for eviction when the CDC moratorium expires. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced Monday in his State of the City address — the seventh of his tenure — that the city will distribute $1,500 checks to renters facing economic hardship because of COVID-19.

Updated: December 18

According to the U.S. Census, 9.9% of adults in New Jersey either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Tenants who have been unable to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic would have up to 2 1/2 years to repay their arrears without fear of eviction under a controversial bill now before the New Jersey Senate. The so-called People’s Bill would give renters 6 months to repay each month of unpaid rent and require all arrears to be paid within 30 months.

Courts are backlogged and a delay in carrying out evictions is inevitable. There are approximately 1,000 eviction filings in Morris County and 50,000 throughout New Jersey.

Despite federal and state eviction moratoriums, Annis Nanton, a Jersey City resident, was evicted from her home. asked to pay her rent or leave. The landlord, who needed a tenant who could pay rent so she could cover her mortgage, filed an eviction notice in July against Ms. Nanton who owed over $10,000.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 29.72% of the adult renters in New Jersey have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF), which was established after the COVID-19 pandemic, has raised over $37 million from over 60,000 donors to address the economic crisis that New Jersey has experienced. The NJPRF Housing Stability Project grant awarded $465,000 to Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, which will be used to hire four additional full-time attorneys who will be dedicated solely to tenancy cases.

Updated: November 13

There have been 26,000 evictions in New Jersey since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers introduced a bill in the state assembly that will keep eviction court records confidential during the pandemic.

Newark’s Office of Tenant Legal Legal Services (OTLS) teamed up with NJ SHARES SMART program to provide $372,000 in funding overall. NJ SHARES will pay up to $2,000 a year to landlords for low-income renters who qualify.

Updated: October 30

On October 1, applications opened for rental assistance in Camden County. The program will make up to six months of back rent available to residents who may be facing eviction.

Updated: October 8

During New Jersey’s eviction moratorium, landlords can still initiate eviction proceedings in court. Records show landlords filed 5,000 cases in August, bringing the total number of eviction filings since April to 26,000. The state has launched a $100 million rental assistance program, a bill in Congress estimates New Jersey needs $3 billion in rental aid.

The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund is providing $2.35 million for free legal and counseling services to more than 10,000 tenants at risk of eviction.

Updated: September 25

New Jersey’s new grant program is expected to help small residential property owners who are often the most vulnerable in an economic crisis. There have been more than 15,000 evictions filed during the pandemic, and advocates expect that this number will grow in the coming months.

Updated: August 28

Despite New Jersey’s eviction moratorium, more than 15,000 renters are facing eviction. Another 450,000 households across the state -- 40% of renters -- will be unable to afford August’s rent payment, and New Jersey could see as many 304,000 eviction filings in the next four months.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 27.8% of adults in New Jersey reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 471,722 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Local housing policy experts predict that close to 40% of renters won't be able to pay their August rent, resulting in 304,000 evictions over the next fours months---a 600% increase from previous years. 49% of Black renters in New Jersey were unable to pay the last month's rent, in comparison to 18% of white renters. 61,000 households applied for New Jersey's $100 million rental assistance program, which can only support 8,000 households. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 28% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Once both moratoriums preventing evictions – the CDC or New Mexico Supreme Court moratorium – are lifted the results in this state could be staggering. A Stout report estimates that the number of New Mexicans unable to pay their rent could be as high as 80,000 and suggests that number could lead to 50,000 evictions.

Updated: December 18

Despite New Mexico's statewide moratorium on evictions, some landlords are finding ways to get them out of their residence. As more renters are having difficulty paying rent, some landlords have found legal ways to get people to move out. A legal advocacy group is working to close a loophole that allows landlords to evict tenants despite the State Supreme Court’s moratorium on evictions. So far, 392 Santa Fe residents have received a collective $415,000 in relief to pay for basic needs and stop evictions, according to a city document. 

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 12.3% of adults in New Mexico either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 35.41% of the adult renters in New Mexico have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority announced a new $12.3 million fund to help New Mexicans pay back as much as $4,500 in unpaid rent.

Between March and November, according to Santa Fe County, the number of requests for assistance through CONNECT nearly quadrupled during the COVID-19 pandemic — from 443 in 2019 to 1,523 this year. 29% of assistance requests so far this year have been for housing and shelter.

Updated: November 20

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority announced a new $12.3 million fund to help New Mexicans pay back as much as $4,500 in unpaid rent. The finance authority believes 60,000 to 80,000 renter households in New Mexico are unable to pay their rent and risk eviction.

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Updated: November 13

Eviction claims in Santa Fe rose from 16 in April to 40 in July and 32 in August. Cathy Garcia, a lawyer with the Chainbreaker Collective’s Rental Assistance Hotline said landlords will sometimes attempt to evict renters for failing to comply with other aspects of the lease, such as hanging personal items on a balcony.

Advocates fear that the impending wave of evictions could damage an already burdened rental market in the city.

Updated: September 25

Despite the New Mexico Supreme Court’s suspension of evictions due to non-payment of rent, Mirisa Lucero’s family was evicted from their house in northern New Mexico and moved into a cramped room at the Rodeway Inn & Suites.

Thomas Prettyman, managing attorney for New Mexico Legal Aid, said, “If the case had gone as it should have, they should be in their home...What should have happened according to the Supreme Court rules, the magistrate judge would have said ‘yes, you owe rent’ – if the landlord was right, the magistrate judge would have entered a judgment for the money and said no eviction.”

Updated: September 18

More than 100,000 New Mexico households have been unable to pay rent during the pandemic, and advocates estimate that 71,000 evictions will be filed in the next four months.

Updated: August 28

While the temporary eviction moratorium ordered by the New Mexico Supreme Court and the city of Santa Fe remains in place, housing experts warn of a looming eviction crisis.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 29.8% of adults in New Mexico reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 66,818 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29 

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he might reopen the emergency assistance program, which was set up over the summer. Of the $100 million in CARES Act funding set aside for the program, $60 million went unused and will expire at the end of the year. Buffalo’s Housing Court was closed for most of the last eight months and is only now starting to work through a huge backlog dating to March and even earlier. Some landlords are growing tired of waiting, and are taking matters into their own hands to carry out illegal evictions. A New York City marshal has executed the first residential eviction in Queens since the start of state-imposed coronavirus restrictions nearly nine months ago, city data shows.

Updated: December 18

$60 million of federal rent relief in New York has yet to be allocated, with a deadline of December 30 for its distribution. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would reopen the rental assistance application window and extend the eligibility requirements to help more New Yorkers. Even as a pandemic eviction moratorium shields many New Yorkers, the city’s housing agency has ejected scores of tenants from basement apartments and other unauthorized dwellings, records show. Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspectors issued 95 vacate orders for illegal occupancy between March and October of this year. In late June landlords were allowed to start the eviction process. Since then, the Office of Court Administration says 23,395 non-payment petitions were filed as of the end of November. In Rochester, 88 eviction warrants have been filed between October 1 and November 30. 60% of the housing stock in Rochester is rental units and City Hall estimates in October have varied from 4,500 households being behind on rent to as many as 8,800 or more. 

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 16.1% of adults in New York either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

On November 20, marshals carried out the first legal residential eviction in New York City since the start of the pandemic.

Housing advocates are calling for additional measures to help keep people from being evicted from their homes during the pandemic. Specifically, advocates are calling on the State Senate to pass legislation that would provide relief for homeowners, small businesses, and renters amid the pandemic.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 34.09% of the adult renters in New York have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

In New York, renters affected by the economic downturn say they received threatening documents and had their rents raised.

Governor Andrew Cuomo put out another executive order, which has exceeded a dozen since March, creates a new 60-day window (starting November 3) for tenants to respond to pending nonpayment cases that have been filed against them.  Under the Tenant Safe Harbor Act and a related order of the Governor, tenants who have experienced financial hardship anytime on or after March 7, may not be evicted through January 1 for failing to pay rent.

Updated: November 20

Evictions officially resumed on October 12 and nearly $2 billion is owed in back rent.

Updated: November 13

There are roughly 14,000 outstanding evictions in New York City, and 1,500 landlords have filed a motion to evict tenants. Nearly 600 of those cases are in the Bronx.

In a memo released October 9, Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks said that residential evictions, including those for non-payment of rent and for breaking lease terms, can go forward, but the proceedings are expected to take longer than usual. Default judgments will resume November 3, which means that an eviction could proceed if a tenant failed to appear in court.

Updated: October 30

Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the residential eviction protections through January 1. Rather than extending the statewide pause on residential and commercial evictions that expired on October 1, the order temporarily broadens the scope of the Tenant Safe Harbor Act. That bill allows renters suffering financial hardship during the pandemic to use that as a legal defense against eviction.

Updated: October 8

Governor Cuomo provided additional protections for residential renters from charges for late payment of rent, and allowed tenants to use security deposits to pay rent for residential tenants by Executive Order.

Updated: September 25

New York's Office of Court Administration does not plan to extend the eviction moratorium past October 1. In order for an extension on the eviction moratorium, Governor Andre Cuomo or the Legislature would need to act.

Updated: September 3

Curbed NY reports that 14,500 New Yorkers have pending eviction warrants and will be the first tenants evicted when the state’s eviction moratorium expires in October. Behind those tenants, there are 200,000 pending eviction cases in New York City alone that were filed before March 17 that can begin to progress through housing court.

Updated: August 28

As many as 400,000 families across New York City could end up in housing court as the state’s eviction moratorium partially expires on August 5. Governor Andrew Cuomo extended protections for tenants who have been impacted by the pandemic. Still, tenants must gather the necessary paperwork, find an attorney, and go to court to argue their case. The Wall Street Journal also reports that thousands of New Yorkers could be evicted in the coming weeks after the state’s eviction ban expires on August 5.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 33.9% of adults in New York reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 1,638,031 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 37% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

According to the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency, the HOPE program received 55,916 applications, 42,681 of which were eligible for funds. So far, the program has assisted 2,641 households with $7.9 million in rental assistance and $1.7 million in utility assistance. Approximately 2,000 more households have been awarded funds and are signing agreements, totaling $8 million more set to go out soon. But even after their applications were approved, some renters said their landlords turned away the guaranteed rent. On November 9, Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) filed suit in Wake County Superior Court against Archie Smith, clerk of the superior court for Durham County, who has been ordering county sheriffs to evict tenants who are protected by the CDC moratorium. Durham County is one of the counties where the court still issues writs of eviction even if there is a CDC declaration on file, and there will likely be an increase when the CDC eviction moratorium expires. According to AdvisorSmith, South Carolina renters face the highest risk of eviction. In this state, 33.9% of households were behind on their rent payments, and of these households, 62.2% expected to be evicted in the next two months. Several Myrtle Beach families will try to figure out where they will spend the holidays after the Aquarius Motel announced it is in the process of closing and evicting all residents. The CDC eviction moratorium does not apply to motels.

Updated: December 18

“The need is tremendous. People are losing their jobs, losing their homes and a lot of our local agencies are unable to help at this point. Basically, the well has run dry for a lot of these nonprofits that are supposed to be helping tenants,” said Dan Rose, of Housing Justice Now. Vicki Honeycutt and her husband, James, a disabled Gulf War veteran, lived in their house in China Grove, NC for almost 10 years. In March, Vicki was laid off and fell behind on rent, so she applied to more than 100 jobs and sought rental assistance from multiple local organizations, but Jones Property Management still moved to evict the family.

Updated: December 11

From July through September, almost 25,000 eviction cases have been filed statewide according to data from the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Almost 15,000 have been granted.

Some North Carolina landlords are finding ways to evict tenants despite CDC eviction protections. 

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 29.05% of the adult renters in North Carolina have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

In late October, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order that complements the CDC’s moratorium and increases protections for North Carolina renters, including requiring landlords to inform tenants of the CDC moratorium and prohibiting them from placing extra hurdles to renters taking advantage of the CDC’s protection.

More than 37,000 applications have been submitted for assistance through the HOPE program. The application closed on November 11.

Asheville will put nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 relief funds toward stopping evictions and helping Asheville residents affected by the ongoing pandemic pay their rent.

Updated: November 20

Gov. Roy Cooper signed an eviction moratorium that will remain in effect through the end of the year.

Updated: November 13

On October 15, Gov. Roy Cooper announced applications are now being accepted for the NC Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) program. The HOPE Program will provide $117 million for rent and utility assistance for renters who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Legal Aid of North Carolina anticipates that by the end of September 21% of North Carolina renters could face eviction.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough put over $2 million into the Emergency Housing Assistance program, which helped over 700 people avoid eviction. Prior to the pandemic, she said the program helped about 10-12 people per month, but it helped over 300 people in September. The program is currently out of funds.

The state is accepting applications for the NC H.O.P.E program, a $117 million program to help pay rent and utility bills.

Updated: October 30

Across the state, landlords filed evictions against more than 18,000 tenants in between the state and CDC eviction moratoriums.

Updated: October 8

In North Carolina, Marilyn Hoffman showed up to a hearing and expected to have her eviction case put on hold. But the judge refused to accept her signed CDC eviction moratorium declaration statement.

Updated: September 25

More than 10,000 eviction cases have been filed. Since July 1, the Guildford County Sheriff's Office has received 321 eviction filings and served 237.

Updated: September 3

Over 700,000 North Carolinians will be at risk for eviction soon after all government moratoriums and extensions on rent payments expire on Monday.

Updated: August 28

Evictions are starting to pick up and the CARES Act moratorium has ended. And, so, you can be evicted says Pisgah Legal Services attorney David Bartholomew.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 23% of adults in North Carolina reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 315,157 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

When the eviction moratorium expired in North Carolina on June 21, there were over 10,000 evictions pending. 

Updated: July 29

After the eviction moratorium expired on June 21, landlords filed over 2,000 eviction cases statewide in April and May alone. The order preventing sheriffs from carrying out writs of possession, the physical task of removing people from their homes during an eviction, expired on June 30th. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 4 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

As of September 2020, the state’s Emergency Rent Bridge program issued payments to landlords to assist 539 rental households, with the average payment amount being $601.85. The agencies that comprise the North Dakota Continuum of Care reported assisting 1,697 individuals, 22% who reported needing services specifically because of COVID-19, at risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness between March 21 to September 1.

Updated: December 11

Eviction filings in North Dakota so far in 2020 are down 23% from 2019 as a result of state and federal eviction moratoriums.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 17.94% of the adult renters in North Dakota have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Updated: November 13

Adele Page, deputy director at Legal Services of North Dakota, said they have seen cases where the tenant was facing qualified hardship, but minor violations were used as an excuse to go through with the eviction.

Updated: October 30

North Dakota received an additional $3.1 million in rental assistance through CARES Act funding.

Updated: September 25

Up to 21 percent of North Dakota renters are at risk of eviction. While there were fewer evictions overall in the state, in July of 2020 than July 2019. This doesn’t count dismissed cases that may have come back up later. 

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 15.3% of adults in North Dakota reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 17,100 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

The Miami Valley Community Action Partnership, a Dayton, Ohio-based non-profit, received 76 applications for assistance in a single morning last week. The organization already paid out close to $6 million in rental aid in 2020, compared with $138,000 in 2019, and its 130-member staff is working nonstop to process claims and dole out the group’s share of Ohio’s federal stimulus aid in the next four weeks. Under House Bill 562, introduced by State Reps. David Leland of Columbus and Jeffrey Crossman of Parma, landlords could still file eviction actions, but courts would be prevented from acting on them while the state of emergency is in place, law enforcement officers could not carry out eviction orders either, and courts would not be able to conduct any business pertaining to foreclosures and must halt all pending foreclosure actions.

Updated: December 11

Following a COVID-19 exposure in the Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center, Akron Municipal Court sent out a press release postponing all eviction hearings until January 1. But just days after the suspension went into effect, Akron Municipal Court said it would be resuming virtual eviction hearings, changing course from its original decision.

Franklin County courts halted processing of non-emergency eviction filings from March 16 through June 1. As of the first week of November, Columbus reported 212 filings for the week, with a total of 6,669 filings since March 15. Hamilton County courts also halted eviction proceedings from March to June, though eviction filings were still accepted. 

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 26.83% of the adult renters in Ohio have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Ohio approved $420 million in the second round of funds that counties would allocate to their residents and public organizations based on need.

Updated: November 20

As of last month, Ohio landlords were waiting on $345 million in back rent while 800,000 Ohioans were at risk of eviction. Since September, 1,774 eviction cases have been filed, far surpassing summer levels, according to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, which tracks evictions.

Updated: November 13

Combined, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus have seen more than 10,200 evictions filed since the beginning of the pandemic in March, according to the Eviction Lab.

IMPACT President and CEO Bo Chilton said last week that the fund can no longer accept online applications. The remaining $7 million is allocated for the 3,200 applications still being processed and to aid families who have cases filed against them and must appear in eviction court.

Ohio allocated $50 million in CARES Act funding for mortgage and rental assistance to families making 200% or less of the federal poverty level.

Updated: October 30

After Umu Conteh contracted COVID-19 and missed 2 months of work, she fell behind on her rent payments. Conteh and her 1- and 4-year-old daughters were among the 118 families who faced eviction cases in Columbus on September 30.

Updated: October 8

In Ohio, at least 800,000 renters could be evicted by the end of the year. 

Angela Small and her two children were evicted in July. She lost her job due to the pandemic and now they are living in a motel, until she can find affordable housing. But Ms. Small says that it is nearly impossible because some landlords also will not rent to her because she has no job.

Updated: September 25

Dozens of eviction judgements have been granted in Franklin County despite the federal eviction moratorium. Many residents who hear about the CDC’s eviction moratorium do not attend their court date and as a result, do not have access to immediate rental assistance or to demonstrate that they are eligible for the national eviction moratorium.

Updated: September 18

The eviction case of a Cleveland single mother of two highlights the growing challenge among Americans to pay rent during the pandemic. Internal estimates from Cuyahoga County indicate that renters who have been unable to pay owe a combined $43 million per month since the pandemic started to spread in mid-March.

Updated: August 28

Trying to hang on: Eric Heisig tells the story of a Cleveland woman trying desperately to avoid eviction to illustrate how many Americans are struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Latisha Gonzalez “is part of a growing group of Americans waiting for help in the form of a Congressional stimulus package to help families during the pandemic,” Heisig writes. 

Updated: August 17

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland says requests in the last month for help in landlord/tenant issues are up 25 percent from the same time period last year.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 23.1% of adults in Ohio reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over half a million renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

Ohio never instituted a moratorium. The Census estimates 565,000 Ohio households didn't pay their rent in May, including 336,000 with children.

Updated: July 16

Eviction cases will proceed next week despite Tulsa County District Court postponing most other face-to-face proceedings until January, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Upward Transitions, an organization working to prevent generational poverty, in Oklahoma City has seen record-breaking numbers this year. The organization has handled as many referrals in the last month as they would in a normal year. Oklahoma City shelters opened, at a lower capacity than normal due to COVID-19 restrictions, for several overnights this week as a winter storm hit the state. Advocates and service providers fear that there will be a spike in the need for shelter when the CDC eviction moratorium expires on December 31. According to Stout, more than 90,000 households in Oklahoma could be at risk of eviction.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 38.24% of the adult renters in Oklahoma have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

In Oklahoma, 15,182 evictions have been filed since March, according to the eviction tracker at Open Justice Oklahoma — 6,446 have been granted. Many people in rural areas lack the resources cities have to get aid when facing eviction

Some of Tulsa’s poorest zip codes have seen a slight increase in their share of evictions, suggesting that anti-eviction efforts might be helping the middle-class more than the underprivileged.

Updated: November 20

Tulsa’s eviction rate is rising back to pre-pandemic levels. More than one-third of all eviction cases in Tulsa this year have been filed just since August 25.

Updated: October 30

In Oklahoma, tenants and landlords urged the state to reform its eviction laws. Michael Figgins, the executive director of Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, proposed allowing eviction records to be expunged after a certain period of time, extending how long tenants have to respond to an eviction notice, and giving tenants a right to legal counsel during an eviction hearing.

Updated: October 8

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Landlord Tenant Relief Program offered to pay rent for anyone who needed help using public donations and unlimited funding from a private donor. In exchange, landlords had to agree not to evict tenants for the next three months. The Landlord Tenant Relief Program paid rent for less than 15% of the eligible eviction cases after landlords chose not to accept the funds.

Updated: September 18

In one day, more than 660 people applied for emergency rent assistance totaling over $900,000 in Oklahoma. As many as 500,000 renters in Oklahoma could face eviction.

Updated: September 3

The Oklahoma County Court Clerk says there are 91 eviction cases on its dockets for Monday the day after the eviction moratorium ends. It is usually limited to 75 per day. Advocates fear 130,000 potential evictions in Oklahoma if additional supports are not made available.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 31% of adults in Oklahoma reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 146,263 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 4 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment. Oklahoma never instituted a statewide moratorium. 

Updated: July 16

The City of Portland's eviction moratorium expires on January 8.

Updated: December 11

Oregon lawmakers are considering a six-month extension to the statewide eviction moratorium, along with additional help for landlords. If passed, the new proposal would extend the eviction moratorium through the end of June. Rep. Julie Fahey, chair of the Interim House Committee on Housing, said they wanted to line up the expiration date with the end of the school year.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 19.34% of the adult renters in Oregon have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Data compiled by Multifamily NW, a rental industry group whose members include landlords and property managers, shows that between 12% and 15% of renters in Oregon have been unable to keep up with their rental payments during the pandemic. A survey conducted by Portland State University found the situation to be considerably worse with 36% of 460 Oregon tenants surveyed reporting they owed back rent.

Updated: November 20

According to the National Council of State Housing Agencies, by January 2021, between 100,000 and 150,000 Oregon renter households will be unable to pay rent and at risk of eviction. Together, they will owe between $250 million and $378 million in rent by the end of this year, when the state and national eviction moratoriums are set to expire.

Updated: November 13

The Portland Housing Bureau estimated that Portland renters would have collectively fallen behind on rent by over $120 million by the end of September. According to data compiled by RealPage, 87% of renters in Oregon, compared to 92% from 2019, made full or partial rental payments by October 6.

Approximately 38% of the $60 million in CARES Act funding that the state allocated to provide rental assistance has been distributed to 7,431 households, while another 11% has been committed to specific households but not yet paid out.

A survey of 460 Oregon tenants conducted by Portland State University found that 35% owed back rent. That number increased to 56% for people of color.

Updated: October 30

On September 30, the Portland City Council voted to extend eviction protections for renters in the city through January 8. The moratorium allows a six-month repayment period for rent payments missed between October 1 and January 8. Multnomah County also extended its eviction moratorium through the end of the year.

Updated: October 8

53% of Oregon tenants say they paid their monthly rent during the pandemic by cutting back on food and medication, according to a survey conducted this month by Portland State University and the Community Alliance of Tenants. More than 1 in 3 of the 460 Oregon renters surveyed have failed to pay their full rent during the pandemic and cannot afford to pay what they still owe.

Updated: September 25

Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland signed an executive order to extend the city’s eviction moratorium through the end of the year. Portland residents currently owe about $120 million in back rent. He also said the Portland Housing Bureau would reallocate $500,000 toward housing aid for East Portland residents who pay more than half their monthly income on rent.

In order to keep people in their homes during the pandemic, the Portland City Council will consider requiring landlords to pay tenants relocation fees if they raise the rent by any amount. Current rules require them to pay fees if they increase rent at least 10%.

Updated: September 18

In the third week of July, 17.4% of adults in Oregon reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over one hundred thousand renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly Census survey, 134, 741 renters in Oregon did not pay their June rent, with an additional 3,234 indicating they had deferred their June rent payment. 

Updated: July 16

260,000 to 400,000 renter households (16%-25% of renter households in the state) are estimated to be falling behind on rent. By January, these households will have $697 million to $958 million in back rent, and 240,000 of those households will be so far behind on their rent payments that they face eviction. Over the last two months, 237 landlord-tenant mediations occurred in Philadelphia as a part of the city’s Eviction Diversion Program. Of those, 182 reached agreements--avoiding eviction filings--42 agreed to keep negotiating, and 13 did not reach an agreement.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 13.3% of adults in Pennsylvania either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

“One of the big problems is that it capped the amount of rent a tenant and therefore a landlord could receive per month. It was a flat $750 per month for 6 months. What landlords were required to do is actually forgive the rest of the rent. There is a lot of landlords who are just not in that position,” said Phyllis Chamberlain, Executive Director of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania.

A Philadelphia law mandates landlords to try mediation before immediately evicting a tenant. So far, 126 people have entered into agreements after mediation and others secured "graceful exits" without the hit of an eviction to their record.

Several states ― including Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Vermont ― have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation in eviction proceedings.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 33.19% of the adult renters in Pennsylvania have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

A new investigation from Spotlight PA found “gaping loopholes” and inconsistent application of the CDC moratorium, with the result that many tenants face eviction notices without knowing or being able to exercise their legal rights. Landlords have found some ways to circumvent the CDC moratorium, for example by evicting tenants because a lease has expired rather than for nonpayment of rent, according to the report.

A statewide rental assistance program meant to aid both landlords and tenants struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic still has more than $130 million left unspent, according to numbers released last week. More than 10,000 renters and close to 7,000 landlords had been approved for the program as of November 1, out of the more than 68,000 renters and more than 37,000 landlords who have applied for the aid. 

In Philadelphia, eviction filings have begun trending higher again.

In Dauphin County, nearly 1,100 households, totaling over 2,000 tenants, are currently facing eviction.

Updated: November 20

Loopholes and vague state guidance leave some Pennsylvania families out of home despite a federal ban on evictions. A review of 10 eviction cases in nine counties found tenants — many of them already distraught by the prospect of losing their home, and confused by a string of ever-changing rules — face pitfalls at every turn and a bureaucratic system that does not go out of its way to help.

Updated: November 13

A Pennsylvania House Panel is considering tenants’ rights to an attorney. Even in cases that are likely to end in eviction regardless of whether a tenant has representation, lawyers can help them negotiate better terms that make the consequences of displacement less impactful.

Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order extending the rental and mortgage assistance application deadline to November 4.

The Pennsylvania Senate failed to pass a bill to make changes that would allow more people to take advantage of the $150 million rental relief program. As a result of the Senate’s inaction, the relief program will probably expire November 4 having distributed just a fraction of the money allotted to it.

Updated: October 30

Gov. Tom Wolf declared that without more assistance, about 400,000 renters in the state, about 17% of the total renters, are “racing towards an eviction cliff.” In August almost 17,000 tenants applied for rent relief but only 1,800 tenants were approved. 

Updated: October 8

Pennsylvania is getting nearly $2 billion in CARES Act funding. 

A Philadelphia judge has extended a ban on evictions in the city through October 7. The order does not prevent landlords from filing new eviction notices, but it does mean that tenants will not immediately be locked out of their homes. In addition, landlord-tenant officers are required to notify tenants about the CDC’s eviction moratorium.

Updated: September 25

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf again called on state lawmakers to pass an eviction moratorium, as well as make changes to a statewide rent and mortgage relief program. Gov. Wolf said the program has not been working as intended and cited a $750-per-month cap on payments and cumbersome application as deterrents to participation. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, which administers the program, said only 1,756 tenants were approved for $3.3 million in rent relief in August.

Updated: September 18

With the eviction moratorium ending on August 31, thousands of evictions and foreclosures will commence. In Pennsylvania, 1 in 5 adults missed July's rent or mortgage payment and had little to no confidence that they could make August payments. In Philadelphia, landlord-tenant court will resume rescheduled hearings on September 3, and landlords can begin removing tenants on September 8.

Updated: September 3

According to U.S. Census Bureau data, about 17% of Pennsylvania renters missed their payment in June, and a quarter had little or no confidence that they could pay rent in July. An op-ed in the Post-Gazette discusses the connection between the current COVID-19 housing crisis and systemic housing issues. The authors urge Congress to fund local housing work adequately and consistently - even after the immediate COVID-19 crisis has subsided.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 1 in 5 adults in Pennsylvania reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 394,482 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

13,000 households applied for assistance, but the state’s $10M fund could only serve 4,000 households. According to a weekly survey by the Census, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

Since June, Picerne Real Estate Group filed 44 evictions; The Bilotti Group, Inc. filed 40 evictions; Wingate Management Company filed 34; Ferland Property Management Company filed 32; Pioneer Investments LLC filed 26, Peregrine Property Management filed 17; Properties One K/Properties Two K filed 14; Pine Street Realty filed 13; Aimco Warwick filed 12; and Property Advisory Group filed 9. 

Updated: December 11

Researchers with Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere at Brown University found that since June, about 542 evictions have been filed in Providence alone. Landlords and property managers are prevented from actually removing tenants from their homes and apartments for nonpayment during the moratorium, but advocates see the filings as acts of intimidation and a warning of a bigger crisis to come.  

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 23.61% of the adult renters in Rhode Island have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office has heard "an increasing number" of reports in recent weeks about landlords trying to evict tenants without a court order. The Attorney General warned landlords that they will face civil or even criminal penalties if they attempt to evict tenants without an official court order.

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

1,226 eviction cases were filed from June through August, including filings for non-payment as well as those for other reasons. That number jumped to 1,667 by the end of September, the fourth month in a row to show an increase since courts reopened.

Updated: October 30

As the December 30 deadline to distribute much of the assistance approaches, the assistance programs have fielded thousands of applications but distributed little money so far. A total of 1,500-plus Rhode Islanders have applied to the Safe Harbor program. To date, $204,290 has been distributed to 56 applicants.

Updated: October 8

Court records show SWAP, a 45-year-old nonprofit, filed eight evictions involving 14 people in early July when the CARES Act eviction moratorium was still in effect. A judge dismissed the cases, but SWAP filed for eviction again on September 4, during the CDC eviction moratorium.

Updated: September 25

Eviction filings in Rhode Island rose once again last month to 1,226 total cases, up from 808 in July.

Updated: September 18

In the third week of July, 1 in 4 adults in Rhode Island reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 28,978 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

As of early July, 4,512 people have filed for rental assistance through the state’s Housing Help RI rental assistance program. Due to its significant restrictions and high barrier application process, many are excluded. So far, the program has only distributed funds to 25 applicants. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released a report in May that suggests 13% of renters and 33% of homeowners in Rhode Island are at risk of missing housing payments when federal unemployment aid expires at the end of July. According to a weekly survey by the Census, nearly 1 in 4 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

South Carolina, whose eviction moratorium expired on May 14, left residents unprotected for 16 weeks and contributed to over 37,500 new COVID-19 cases and an estimated 1,090 fatalities.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 15.8% of adults in South Carolina either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

According to magistrate courts, 704 evictions have been filed in Charleston County, 298 in Berkeley County, and 270 in Dorchester County since November 1. About 40% of households reaching out to Origin SC, a nonprofit organization that helps people with financial and housing stability, for assistance, already have an eviction notice filed. 

In Horry County, landlords have filed 685 eviction notices since September resulting in 170 writs of ejectment, court filings show.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 46.13% of the adult renters in South Carolina have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Charleston County is targeting renters on the verge of eviction with its next round of housing assistance, offering landlords cash if they drop eviction cases against their tenants. The county is putting nearly $1.8 million of federal stimulus money into the program, which officials expect to reach about 475 households.

Updated: November 20

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

According to a recent report by the National Council of State Housing Agencies, it is estimated that there will be 120,000 evictions filed by January 2021 in South Carolina. The rent shortfall is predicted to be $329 to $429 million.

Updated: October 8

Since the federal eviction moratorium ended, more than 2,000 evictions have been filed in Richland and Lexington counties.

Updated: September 3

NBC examines South Carolina’s looming eviction crisis as a result of the pandemic. Before COVID-19, South Carolina faced a long-term housing crisis and had the highest eviction rate in the country. According to Stout research, 52% of renter households in South Carolina are at risk of eviction, and NLIHC research indicates that the state’s rental assistance needs will grow to nearly $835 million.

Updated: August 28

In South Carolina, 52 percent of renter households can't pay their rent and are at risk of eviction. About 185,000 evictions could be filed in the state over the next four months.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 27.6% of adults in South Carolina reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 292,410 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

South Carolina – already the #1 state for evictions – is bracing for a surge in eviction cases. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 27% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment. 

Updated: July 16

The application for rental assistance through the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) closes on December 18.

Updated: December 18

According to the U.S. Census, 29.95% of the adult renters in South Dakota have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The South Dakota Housing Development Authority has been awarded $10 million in CARES Act funding to assist state residents who need help paying housing expenses. The assistance may provide eligible South Dakotans with up to $1500 a month.

Updated: November 13

State senators introduced SCR601, which allocates $10 million of the state’s unspent and unobligated coronavirus relief funds for use in housing assistance, including rent, utilities, and mortgage, in accordance with provisions of the CARES Act.

Updated: October 30

More than twice as many South Dakotans have looked to taxpayers or charities to cover at least one month of rent in the first half of 2020 compared to all of 2019, and new surveys from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest the need for rent assistance will rise as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The 211 Helpline Center, with locations in Sioux Falls, Brookings, and Rapid City, has fielded more than 7,000 calls from people needing help making a rent or mortgage payment during the first seven months of the year. This is more than double the number of rent-assistance calls the organization saw in all of 2019.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 18.8% of adults in South Dakota reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 31,055 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

South Dakota never issued a statewide eviction moratorium, leaving it up to local discretion. According to a weekly Census survey, 46, 245 renters in South Dakota did not pay their June rent, with an additional 3,323 indicating they had deferred their June rent payment. 

Updated: July 16

In a September report, the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimated that between 220,000 and 310,000 households are at risk of eviction in Tennessee and that renters owe between $457 million and $599 million in unpaid rent to landlords. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth nearly one in four households with children reported being likely or very likely to face eviction or foreclosure within the next two months. A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found the number is much higher for Black households. Richard Kennedy, executive director of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, said housing instability is linked to a host of negative health outcomes for children.

Updated: December 18

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has counted more than 20,000 new eviction cases filed since September by corporate landlords in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas alone.

Updated: December 11

According to the U.S. Census, 36.66% of the adult renters in Tennessee have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

From early September to October 17, despite the CDC eviction ban, almost 10,000 eviction actions have been filed in 23 counties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas by large corporate landlords.

Updated: October 30

The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) had the most eviction cases on the docket at the Davidson County General Sessions Court. Tenants were unaware that MDHA halted all evictions for nonpayment of rent through the end of the year.

Updated: October 8

The Tennessee Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Tennessee Department of Human Services, and the Access to Justice Commission will host a first-of-its-kind virtual eviction summit to provide the latest information and help facilitate interdisciplinary solutions across the state that benefit both tenants and landlords.

Corporate landlords, including private equity firms, filed more than 1,500 eviction actions in large counties in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas since the CDC announced it was imposing a moratorium, according to Private Equity Stakeholder Project, an advocacy group.

Updated: September 25

According to global advisory firm Stout, in Tennessee, there could be more than 280,000 potential eviction filings over the next few months. Legal Aid Society Housing & Consumer Attorney Kerry Dietz says landlords have tried taking matters into their own hands and evicting people, but she wants people to know that is illegal.

Updated: August 28

In the third week of July, 31.1% of adults in Tennessee reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 394,904 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 3 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

In 2018 and 2019, approximately 150 eviction cases were filed every month. After the moratoriums went into effect, that number dropped to about 40 cases per month.

Several states ― including Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Vermont ― have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation in eviction proceedings.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 14.81% of the adult renters in Vermont have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The Burlington Charter Change Committee has approved a resolution to enact a charter change that would keep city residents from being evicted without cause. 

Updated: November 13

Ten weeks after it began, the Rental Housing Stability Program has paid $5.4 million in rental assistance to 2,291 households in all 14 counties. On average, that is $108,000 and 46 households per day, with landlords receiving an average of $2,364.

Updated: October 30

In the third week of July, 12.3% of adults in Vermont reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 13,775 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 28

According to a weekly Census survey, 18, 651 renters in Vermont reported they had not paid their June rent, with an additional 867 indicating they had deferred their June rent. 

Updated: July 16

At least five Virginia cities have some of the highest eviction rates in the country. The Alexandria City Council approved $1 million in funding for the extension of food security and eviction prevention programs in 2021. Sami Bourma, his expectant wife, and their two children are about $11,000 behind on rent. He is now back to working part-time, but has not fully paid for his $1,515-a-month one-bedroom apartment since March. He got a couple of months of it covered through city resources, but now has to go back to court in January to seek a third extension from eviction.

Updated: December 18

Last year, Area Congregations Together in Service (ACTS) gave out roughly $183,000 in rental assistance to about 350 households. By comparison, it has paid out more than $4.2 million in relief through the state’s rent and mortgage relief program to more than 1,600 households as of December 2. 18,000 Virginians have applied to the state’s Rent and Mortgage Relief Program so far. Over $33.6 million has been dispersed to 11,200 households.

Updated: December 11

Governor Ralph Northam announced that he signed a revised state budget that imposes a moratorium on evictions through the end of the year and puts new limits on evictions starting next year. A moratorium on utility disconnections was also extended and requires Dominion Energy - the state’s largest electric utility - to forgive $127 million of customer debt. Property owners and renters are expected to work together and apply for the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP) that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) runs.

To help provide resources to tenants at risk of losing their homes, Fairfax County formed an eviction prevention task force with representatives from various county agencies, the county sheriff’s office, and the nonprofit law firm Legal Services of Northern Virginia. The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority has suspended evictions for rent nonpayment and associated charges or fees for residents of its properties.

Virginia officials paid out $23.9 million to people for their rent through November 4, according to the most recent data from the state Department of Housing and Community Development. That is about 38% of the roughly $63 million in the federal CARES Act money state officials can give out to renters, which has to be spent by December 31 or returned to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 24.06% of the adult renters in Virginia have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

The Virginia Poverty Law Center plans to expand their Eviction Legal Helpline so that more Virginia tenants can get free legal advice and referrals to attorneys and rental assistance during this difficult time. 

Updated: November 20

Gov. Ralph Northam also proposed changes to a bill that protects some renters who have been financially hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. One of the changes says adverse actions cannot be taken against tenants based on payment history or an eviction for nonpayment of rent that occurred during the pandemic.

Updated: November 13

Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that requires landlords to provide payment plans for tenants before they can proceed with evictions.

Eviction filings in Northern Virginia were down 85% earlier this year compared to 2018, according to the RVA Eviction Lab, likely because the state’s high court issued a series of temporary eviction bans through September. This data does not capture evictions that take place outside the courts.

According to the RVA Eviction Lab, Virginians owe between $169 and $211 million in missed rent, but the state only allocated $50 million in CARES Act funding for rental assistance.

Virginia’s new budget assigns $100 million in federal funding to utility relief and includes protections against evictions through December 31. A previous ban on evictions in Virginia expired on September 7.

Gov. Ralph Northam signed House Bill 5115 which expands eviction protections for Virginians who experienced a loss of wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Northam added an emergency clause to make this legislation effective immediately upon passage.

Updated: October 30

Despite the CDC eviction moratorium, 61 evictions have been carried out in Richmond, Chesterfield, and Henrico counties over the past two weeks. Legal aid attorneys report that few tenants facing eviction know about the CDC declaration, and those who do have, in some instances, encountered unnecessary obstacles or outright pushback when they sought to assert its protections.

Updated: October 8

Advocates say the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program is picking up speed thanks to changes in the guidelines. Many landlords who originally were deterred by the original guidelines, have chosen to participate under the new no-strings-attached guidelines.

Updated: September 25

The Virginia Poverty Law Center estimates that more than 200,000 eviction cases could be filed by the end of the year.

Updated: September 3

Housing and homelessness organizations in Virginia are struggling to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. Although the Virginia Supreme Court reinstated the lapsed eviction ban on August 7, over 15,000 eviction hearings were heard in court, and more than 3,000 families were evicted across Virginia in July. 3,000 evictions have reportedly been filed in Virginia since its moratorium expired on June 28.  According to the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville, VA’s eviction tracker, there have been 20,289 eviction hearings and 4,131 families have lost their homes since Virginia’s eviction moratorium was lifted on June 28. The Virginia Supreme Court issued a temporary eviction moratorium, which will last through September 7. In the next eight weeks, however, there are 7,052 eviction hearings scheduled across Virginia. This tracker shows the total number of eviction hearings in counties/cities that are scheduled between now and October 5.

Updated: August 28

On August 7, the state Supreme Court granted the governor's request to halt evictions for non-payment of rent until Sept. 7. This order prohibits the issuance of writs of eviction, but does not prevent a landlord from filing or a court from hearing eviction cases. There is also no retroactive language to keep safe tenants issued a writ of eviction between the expiration of the June 28 moratorium and the reinstatement of the new moratorium on August 7. Legislation is in place that allows for a 60 day continuance of an eviction if the tenant can prove they were impacted by COVID-19.

Updated: August 10

3,000 evictions have reportedly been filed in Virginia since its moratorium expired on June 28.

In the third week of July, 1 in 5 adults in Virginia reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, over a quarter of a million renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

Given historically high levels of evictions, experts are predicting tens of thousands of Virginia families will face eviction without emergency rental assistance. Some 30% of the 1.67 million renter households in Virginia have little or no confidence in their ability to pay rent on July 1. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 1 in 5 adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

The D.C. Council voted unanimously to grant Mayor Muriel Bowser the authority to extend the city’s public health emergency to March 31. The council’s emergency measure also includes an extension of a moratorium on both evictions and disconnection of utility services until March 31. The District has the nation’s highest rate of homelessness, with 93 people experiencing homelessness out of every 10,000 and the number is only expected to increase once the eviction moratorium ends with the public health emergency. People in District shelters are three times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than other D.C. residents and three times more likely to die due to COVID-19. The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program and the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project earlier this year projected up to 131,000 renters in the District were at risk of losing their homes in 2020. More recent data suggests that those worst-case predictions are on track. The District’s eviction moratorium, designed to last through the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, now looks to be in jeopardy. A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled that the moratorium on filing new eviction cases, put in place by the D.C. Council, violates the constitutional rights of landlords.

Updated: December 18

A new D.C. program lets landlords apply directly for $10 million in government grants to cover tenants’ missed rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic. $9 million will go toward affordable housing projects in the District and the remaining $1 million is set aside for small landlords. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 26.7% of adults in the District live in households not current on rent or mortgage payments, where eviction or foreclosure is at least somewhat likely.

Updated: December 11

The Legal Aid Society of DC is predicting the city to experience 20,000 to 30,000 or more filings once the local eviction moratorium expires. The filings are likely to be concentrated in areas where families are already financially strapped. In past years, 60 percent of all filings, as well as 60 percent of all evictions, took place east of the Anacostia River in Wards 7 and 8.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 16.97% of the adult renters in Washington, DC have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

Mom-and-pop landlords own as much as a third of the city’s rental housing stock, but many of them fear that rental assistance is not enough to keep them afloat. The city has allocated about $14 million to help tenants pay rent, but residents have been slow to apply for funds, and Brookings estimates it will cost $5.2 million a month to cover rent for those most in need.

Updated: November 13

Mayor Muriel Bowser extended the city’s public health emergency order and eviction moratorium.

The D.C. Council unanimously approved a measure that requires landlords to provide photographic evidence that tenants have been given notice of eviction cases against them.

In D.C., landlords are barred from evicting tenants for any reason while the city remains under a state of emergency, but these measures only prevent legal evictions. 

D.C. lawmakers say some 39,000 evictions are in line to be filed in District Superior Court as soon as the state of emergency’s moratorium lifts. Starting January 1, courts will seal eviction cases more than three years old. The bill also restricts landlords from using past evictions when deciding whether to rent to a prospective tenant and suggests the federal government raise the fee to file an eviction with the Superior Court.

Updated: October 30

In D.C., Brookings estimates it would cost $5.2 million a month to cover rent for those most in need. The District is requiring landlords to consider alternative payment plans, but payment plans could increase the amount of debt.

Updated: October 8

According to the Urban Institute’s review of Census data from May and June 2020, 1 in 4 renters of color in D.C. deferred or missed paying rent. By the city’s own admission, rental assistance is not reaching enough people. 

The Legal Aid Society of D.C. has already heard from many tenants whose landlords have tried to illegally evict them by threatening to lock them out or intimate them into leaving.

Updated: September 25

In the third week of July, 23.1% of adults in D.C. reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 24,253 renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment. 

Updated: July 29

According to a weekly Census survey, 27, 319 renters in D.C. had not paid their June rent, with an additional 4,180 indicating they had deferred their June rent.  

Updated: July 16

According to the U.S. Census, 11% of adults in West Virginia either missed last month’s housing payment or have little to no confidence that they can pay next month’s housing payment.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 26.23% of the adult renters in West Virginia have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

The states with the highest numbers of unpaid mortgages and rent are: Mississippi, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, and West Virginia.

Updated: November 13

New data out this week shows that two-thirds of renters in West Virginia are facing eviction and thousands of unemployed workers are nearing exhaustion of their unemployment benefits, said Kelly Allen, executive director at the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy.

Updated: October 30

Ellen Allen, executive director of the Covenant House, a non-profit organization working to fight homelessness and evictions stated that they are receiving twice the number of calls regarding potential evictions as previous years. 

In West Virginia alone in July, 106,000 children lived in households that were behind at least one month on the rent and/or did not know where the next meal was going to come from.

Updated: September 18

In the third week of July, 1 in 5 adults in West Virginia reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 36,554renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

Utility shut-offs resumed on July 1. According to a weekly survey by the Census, 29% of adults in the state either missed their last housing payment or have little/no confidence of being able to make next month’s housing payment.

Updated: July 16

In Racine, a total of 1,006 households were provided with rental assistance at a total of $1,711,052, while 702 households in Kenosha received $1,234,657.

Updated: December 18

Data shows there were 51 evictions in Dane County over the first two months of a pandemic-prompted federal moratorium on evictions. In November, there were 567 evictions filed in Milwaukee County with a majority, 158, filed during the holiday week of Thanksgiving. As temperatures in Wisconsin drop, homeless advocates and state government officials are preparing for increased demands on homeless shelters across the state. Housing Strategy Director at Community Advocates Deb Heffner says the eviction crisis is something Milwaukeeans have been struggling with for a long time even before the coronavirus pandemic. However, the pandemic has resulted in large numbers of unemployment and severe economic losses for more people across the region that has exacerbated the eviction and affordable housing crisis in the city. State Rep. Evan Goyke said there have been steps in that direction between Governor Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the Wisconsin legislature, however, he said extending the moratorium on evictions in the state of Wisconsin is not one of those steps in the direction of compromise yet. The Rental Housing Resource Center, a collaboration billed as a one-stop-shop for renters and landlords who need help in providing or maintaining stable rental housing, launched this week. When the center is fully up and running on January 1, a tenant could call or fill out an online form that would go to an intake specialist who would help determine if the renter needs financial assistance, legal advice, or a mediator if the landlord is also willing to sit down and try to work things out.

Updated: December 11

The Milwaukee County Eviction Prevention Program has prevented 1,730 evictions, but as 2021 approaches, their funding is running out. Using funds from the CARES Act, Milwaukee County has distributed $9 million to Community Advocates and Hope House of Milwaukee.

Updated: December 3

According to the U.S. Census, 18.15% of the adult renters in Wisconsin have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

Since the CDC eviction moratorium took effect, Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies have evicted 109 people and landlords filed about 249 new eviction suits. According to the Eviction Lab, since March 15, landlords in Milwaukee have filed for more than 4,100 evictions. As of September 23, about 727 eviction actions have been filed statewide.

Updated: October 8

In Milwaukee, Terrence and Jamie Holmes’ family of four with one on the way was evicted from their home, despite the national eviction moratorium. The Holmeses did not know about the CDC eviction moratorium and the declaration form that tenants need to submit to their landlord to qualify for it.

Updated: September 25

According to a study by the Aspen Institute, eviction filings are disproportionately impacting Black residents across the country, including in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee’s state rental assistance program has been unable to keep up to match the level of assistance needed. Before the statewide eviction moratorium ended, Gov. Tony Evers allocated $25 million in federal pandemic relief into the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program (WRAP). The agencies selected to distribute the funds could not start processing applications until June 8, nearly two weeks after landlords could resume evictions.

WRAP through Aug. 6 distributed about $7 million to about 4,000 households statewide. In Milwaukee, Washington, and Ozaukee counties 24,000 residents applied to rental assistance through the Social Development Commission. The cost of fully funding those requests would be $72 million, nearly three times what Gov. Evers earmarked statewide.

Updated: September 18

Milwaukee landlords filed for 1,447 evictions in June, 17% higher than pre-pandemic June averages, data from Princeton University’s Eviction Lab show. The city’s 1,347 eviction filings in July were 9% above averages from 2012 to 2016. More than two-thirds of those filings hit Black-majority neighborhoods, according to Eviction Lab data, although Black residents make up just 39% of the population. The disparity highlights Milwaukee’s status as the nation’s most segregated metropolitan area, home to stark racial inequality created and maintained by decades of neglect from business and political leaders, according to research.

Updated: August 28

Evictions in Milwaukee were down in the final months of 2019 before the pandemic. The last number recorded for 2019 was 873 evictions per month filed, but with current trends, that number is estimated to surpass more than 1,450 for some months in 2020.

Updated: August 12

In the third week of July, 12.3% of adults in Wisconsin reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 98,494renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29

Eviction filings are up 40% in Wisconsin compared to last year. Applications outpace available assistance.

Updated: July 16

According to the U.S. Census, 35.97% of the adult renters in Wyoming have no or slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rent payment.

Updated: November 20

According to recent Census Pulse Data, the likelihood of eviction and foreclosures are highest in the following regions: District of Columbia, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Arizona.

Updated: November 13

Some officials in Wyoming worry local governments will not receive funding before the December 30 deadline set by Congress. A portion of this funding includes homelessness prevention and rental assistance programs.

Updated: October 30

According to the Natrona County Community Action Partnership, during the gap between the CARES Act and the CDC eviction moratoriums, a handful of families have either been evicted or threatened with the action.

So far the Wyoming Emergency Housing Assistance Program has spent just under $700,000 of its $15 million in CARES Act funding. One reason for the wide gap is the program’s early eligibility criteria. Since the new rules were instituted in August, the organization is receiving twice as many applications a week. As of Sept. 11, it had received 1,133 applications and declined 17% of those.

Updated: September 25

In the third week of July, 1 in 4 adults in Wyoming reported they had missed their previous housing payment or had little confidence they would make their next one on time, according to a weekly survey conducted by the Census. In the same survey, 17,080renters reported they had not paid their previous rental payment.

Updated: July 29 

Wyoming never issued a statewide eviction moratorium, allowing localities to decide for themselves. According to a weekly Census survey, 28,931 renters indicated they had not paid their June rent, with an additional 2,231 reporting they had deferred their June rent. 

Updated: July 16

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