Stories tagged: "evictions"

Coronavirus Housing advocates worry of a surge of homelessness in Wisconsin after the US Supreme Court struck down the federal eviction moratorium. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Coronavirus ‘I Don’t Know What We’re Going to Do’: Homelessness Expected to Increase After Court Ends Eviction Ban

The US Supreme Court ended the federal eviction ban Thursday amid the dangerous Delta variant surge, prompting concerns from Wisconsin housing advocates.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson August 30, 2021 12:37 pm EDT
Coronavirus A paper envelope written with the words "Rent Money $ " is left tucked in a lighting pole in the Boyle Heights east district of the city of Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Coronavirus Millions of Americans Still at Risk of Eviction After Trump’s ‘Toothless’ Executive Order

Advocates say Trump's order is an "empty shell" that won't stop evictions and just misleads renters.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 18, 2020 12:01 pm EDT
Housing Evictions could soar as high as 40 million if the GOP doesn't act.
Housing This 61-Year-Old Disabled Man Is One of up to 40 Million at Risk of Eviction

Between 10 and 40 million Americans now face the risk of eviction, according to various studies. That could cause unprecedented levels of homelessness and poverty if the GOP doesn't act.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 14, 2020 3:02 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Experts Warn of ‘Dramatic Increase’ in Suicides as Unemployment and Evictions Continue

And Republicans are still refusing to pass a bill to extend federal unemployment benefits and a federal moratorium on evictions.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 13, 2020 3:45 pm EDT
Housing In this May 21, 2020, file photo, people from a support organization for immigrant and working class communities unfold banners, including one advocating rent cancelation, on a subway platform in the Queens borough of New York during a vigil memorializing people who died from coronavirus. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Housing Landlords Are Harassing and Threatening Tenants Who Are Struggling to Pay Rent During Coronavirus

The data and analytics real estate firm Amherst projects that 28 million renters, or about 22.5% of all households, are at risk of eviction.

Associated Press Associated Press June 15, 2020 12:08 pm EDT

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