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The Eviction Lab is helping neighbors and policymakers understand the eviction crisis. Follow us for the latest housing research + news.
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We’re taking a holiday pause and will be back on January 5.

From all of us at Eviction Lab, we wish you a hopeful 2026—one where everyone has a safe place to call home. 🏠
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“It stuck with me how easy it was for people to become homeless. Every single one of us is one event away from homelessness.”

Via: @oklahomawatch.bsky.social
Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness - Oklahoma Watch
High school students at Vanguard Academy in Broken Arrow spent a semester researching homelessness and working with community partners across Tulsa. Their projects included a food drive, coat drive…
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December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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“We have created a system in Oklahoma where families are more vulnerable to facing homelessness or housing instability when something like that occurs.”

Via: @readfrontier.bsky.social

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After food aid vanished, calls for rent help surged and some faced eviction
A temporary loss of SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown left Oklahoma families scrambling to cover rent.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"The primary explanation is going to be price and affordability.”

Via: @whqr.bsky.social
Evictions have risen to their highest rate in 13 years. Housing costs are likely to blame.
After a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic, eviction filings have rebounded — with a vengeance.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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“For the month of July, I didn’t vend at all for the fear that they would take me or my kids.”

Via: Spectrum News 1 Los Angeles
As rent relief applications open, tenant advocates call for stronger protections
$30 million fund aims to address rent struggles tied to ICE enforcement and wildfire-related job losses
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December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“[Right to Counsel] is transforming the culture in Housing Court, to a more balanced forum with greater civility and deeper attention to legal rights and principles.”

Via: Queens Eagle
Advocates call for fully funded RTC as city prepares for new leadership — Queens Daily Eagle
As a new mayor and new City Council speaker are set to soon take office, legal and housing advocates are making the push to get the city to fully fund its long-struggling Right to Counsel program.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“ One of the startling figures is the most likely to be evicted in the Tulsa public school system, the highest percentage, are their pre-K and kindergartners. You know, that was, that was really disheartening to hear.”

Via: @oklahomawatch.bsky.social
Oklahoma Lawmakers Push Eviction Reform - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma legislators are proposing reforms to address the state's high eviction rates, which particularly impact families with young students. Proposed changes include providing legal representation…
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December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“High rates of chronic absenteeism in Tulsa Public Schools come from families who have been evicted from their homes.”

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Oklahoma Lawmakers Push Eviction Reform - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma legislators are proposing reforms to address the state's high eviction rates, which particularly impact families with young students. Proposed changes include providing legal representation…
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December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“The intimidation campaign that ended two lives began months earlier, after Hall’s landlord, Stephen Wilkins, grew determined to force Hall and her family out of the crumbling property after they fell behind on rent.”

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Philly landlord whose intimidation campaign against tenant left two people dead is sentenced to 9 to 18 years in prison
Stephen Wilkins had sought to illegally evict Patricia Hall and her children from his Germantown property. Hall, 45, was shot and killed in September 2023.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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“Before the eviction, Jamison was in her tenth year working as a school counselor, making about $60,000 a year… Most Americans are like Jamison was two years ago, one crisis away from homelessness.”

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She was a school counselor for a decade. Now, her family of 5 is homeless.
Most Americans are one crisis away from homelessness. Nika Jamison and her family in Charlotte, North Carolina are living that reality.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“The biggest difference isn’t just the type of housing; it’s access to help. In cities, there are large public housing authorities, more nonprofits, and easier access to transit and services.”

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Housing challenges remain for rural and urban residents in New York
More than 3 million residents are housing insecure and struggle to pay rent, and not many options for those living in rural and urban areas.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“It is not technical; it is not political. It is hope, it is time, and it is dignity.”

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New Law Requires 2-Weeks Notice Before Eviction
A bill was signed into law Monday that requires renters get more advanced notice before evictions in Montgomery County.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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“For many South Carolinians, an eviction record can make it nearly impossible to secure a place to live.”

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Second chances for renters in SC?
Could expungement bills ease housing struggles? Proposed laws target eviction records, offering a lifeline in SC's tight market. Learn more about the potential changes.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“I know that people need to see the improvement. And numbers alone aren’t the litmus test.” 

Via: Voices of San Diego

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San Diego’s Homelessness Math Problem Narrows
The Regional Task Force on Homelessness reported a 13 percent year-over-year drop in people falling into homelessness and a 17 percent uptick in people moving into homes.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“You’re really seeing things going from worse to worser, and the shutdown just exacerbated that.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

By @the-independent.com’s @alexwoodward.bsky.social

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Trump is threatening SNAP for millions of Americans. Food banks are bracing for them
‘We’re seeing people come in that are just at the end of their rope,’ said one food bank worker
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“Across the country, millions of people with old drug convictions confront similar [housing] barriers.”

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How the Drug War Undermined Fair Housing—and What to Do About It | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A 1988 Fair Housing Act amendment allows landlords to reject applicants with any drug conviction, even if minor. This undermines fair housing and must be changed.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“I talk to people facing eviction every day. t’s not because the tenant doesn’t want to pay their rent, it’s because life has hit them.”

Via: @kstptv.bsky.social

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Eviction filings up in Minnesota in 2025 compared to 2024
There were 23,391 eviction filings as of Nov. 21, 2025, according to the court system. In 2024, there were 23,282 eviction filings.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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“I’m sitting here right now wrapping up my family.”

Via: @kctv5.com

www.kctv5.com/2025/12/11/d...

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Dozens forced to leave Kansas City motel as 48-hour notice expires
The city suspended the motel’s permit on December 9 because of “unsafe and unsanitary conditions” at the motel.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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“At the program’s peak, EHVs helped house almost 70,000 households nationwide.”

Via: UC Berkeley Turner Center for Housing Innovation and Housing Solutions Lab at NYU Furman Center

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The Potential End of Emergency Housing Voucher Funding: Public Housing Agencies’ Search for Solutions - Terner Center
Authors: Christi Economy, Research Associate Ryan Finnigan, Deputy Director of Research Claudia Aiken, Director of New Research Partnerships, NYU Furman Center Ellie Lochhead, Doctoral Fellow, NYU…
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December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“While landlords were prohibited from revealing their tenants’ immigration status, in practice, a tenant might not be able to raise that issue in court if they were already detained or deported.”

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LA rent relief is coming. But as immigration raids continue, it might not close the gap
Tenant organizers are still pressuring County leadership to pass an eviction moratorium.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“According to a 2025 report from Jesse Tree, Utah landlords account for 94% of the instances in which out-of-state corporate landlords refused rental assistance in favor of evicting their tenant.”

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How Utah landlords are blocking Idaho’s homelessness prevention efforts • Idaho Capital Sun
Utah landlords account for 94% of the instances in which out-of-state corporate landlords refused rental assistance in favor of evicting their tenant.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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As 2025 comes to a close, our data shows that landlords filed over 1 million eviction cases in the 30+ cities and 10 states we track.

It’s been a tough year for thousands of tenants nationwide. Our team worked hard to understand these struggles and spark conversations about the housing crisis.
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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“[Eviction] hinders growth across the entire community, and most crucially harms our most vulnerable neighbors by diminishing opportunities.”

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By @journalstar.com’s @peterbreen.bsky.social

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Faith coalition, Mediation Center launch free pre-eviction program for tenants and landlords
The mediation program, a free service, is a product of collaboration between Justice in Action, a coalition of 27 Lancaster County faith communities, and The Mediation Center.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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“In California, the average price for a one-bedroom rental is about $2,100 a month. To afford this, a person earning minimum wage would need to work 98 hours a week.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

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In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit
A landlord crowded tenants into his house and yard without running water or power. One, determined to find an alternative, was up against the city’s housing crisis.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“Some housing advocates warned that approximately 170,000 people who relied on aid through this funding could be pushed back into homelessness next year.”

www.notus.org/housing/judg...

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‘Intentional Chaos’: Judge Chastises HUD in Dispute Over Homelessness Programs
The Department of Housing and Urban Development temporarily rescinded its earlier blueprint for how to qualify for funding for homeless programs.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM