Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Patterns in 2022
Over the last three years, eviction filing rates across the United States fell below levels that were normal prior to the COVID-19 pandemic… But evidence from 2022 shows that this exceptional period when renters had additional tools to remain housed has come to an end. Eviction filings are increasing as policies expire.
Fast, Vast, and Built to Last
“The Rent is Too Damn High” is a national rallying cry for good reason: it is objectively true.
Evictions fuel spike in crime, new study finds
Evictions don’t just take a toll on displaced families, they put the safety of entire communities at risk, according to a new report from Cornell University.
Rental Assistance Hub Columbus
“No one in Franklin County should lose their home or their rental income. Central Ohio renters and landlords can get up to 18 months of help.”
Evictions have returned to — or exceeded — pre-pandemic levels
No surprise in Indianapolis
”People Out Here Have Your Back”
The Louisville Tenant Union’s Multiracial Campaign Shows the Power of the Growing Tenant Movement
Groundbreaking study shows suburban tenants are facing more evictions across the US
This is not just an urban poor problem.
Housing is not a human right in Indiana
We all thought, finally, Indiana tenants will gain some legal rights. Alas, we were wrong.
Public Housing Can Be Great, Actually
The failures of public housing can be traced to early sabotage, chronic under-funding, and segregationist logic.” Since public housing’s creation in 1937, the private real estate lobby has ensured that government housing was segregated by race and income, built with inferior materials, and blocked from funding for necessary maintenance.
'Windfall profit': Lawmakers who build homes file bills to help their industry
Another great piece of investigative reporting by Indy Star’s Ko Lyn Cheang. The Indiana legislature is packed with home builders and landlords. That they don’t see the conflict of interest is troubling. They are either incapable or ignorant - either way it’s a problem.
Housing Density as a Climate Lever
This is a fascinating conversation from Climate One about the relationship between environmentalism and housing. It’s not what you think.
Op/Ed: I learned why Indianapolis' eviction rate is so high and what we can do to fix it.
“Why does the state of Indiana protect the landlord instead of tenants' stability and security? Perhaps more importantly, who benefits from Indiana’s deep protections of landlords and disregard for the stability and security of tenants?”
Four Reasons Religious Communities Can Make a Difference in Housing
This piece appears in Fran Quigley’s blog, Housing Is A Human Right. I’d like to add a personal note of thanks to Professor Quigley for writing what might be the quintessential reason for GIMA’s existence. Congregations can make a difference!
More Building Won’t Make Housing Affordable
America’s housing crisis has reached unfathomable proportions. But new construction isn’t enough to solve it.
A Decent Place to Live: Improving Indiana’s Public and Private Habitability Enforcement Mechanisms
Code enforcement is often disregarded in the affordable/equitable housing conversation. Purcell’s report highlights that it is one of the primary problems, not just a contributing factor. He also highlights that the city and state have lax housing and health code enforcement.
Bad landlords measure gets unanimous Senate committee support
A measure allowing utility companies to ask courts to appoint receivers over certain landlords behind on their utility bills passed unanimously out of a Senate committee Thursday.