The moratorium’s effect on eviction filings gives some sense of what may happen when it ends. Across six states and 31 cities tracked by the Eviction Lab throughout the pandemic, landlords have submitted 351,816 eviction filings since the CDC moratorium was enacted. Eviction filings relative to historical average across all ETS sites over the last 19 months. pic.twitter.com/h5Fp9bSdU0 — Peter Hepburn (@ps_hepburn) July 27, 2021The CDC moratorium was far from perfect. If historic patterns are any indication, the United States could experience a steep increase in eviction filings when the moratorium expires.

Source: The Guardian July 29, 2021 10:15 UTC