Eviction Update

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

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 

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

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 evictions 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 paym

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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