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Preliminary Research Shows Evictions Contribute to Spread of COVID-19

A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios, higher eviction rates increased infection levels and deaths due to the epidemic. A monthly eviction…

Pandemic Widens Housing Security Disparities

Research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines changes in housing security before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. CEPR previews high-level findings in “Pandemic Leads to More Precarious Housing Situation,” documenting that approximately one-third of renters reported…

GAO Report to Congress Finds Increase in Homelessness, Likely Undercount by HUD

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congress on August 13 directly tying increases in the cost of rental housing to increases in homelessness. The report also indicates that HUD’s Point-in-Time (PIT) count is limited in its ability to provide an accurate count of the…

Housing Quality Law Underenforced in New York City Housing Court

A study in the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, “The Limits of Good Law: A Study of Housing Court Outcomes,” finds that few renters in New York City eviction cases are able to make use of a legal provision that authorizes rent abatements for substandard housing…