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. 🏠

“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

“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 www.readfrontier.org/stories/afte... #housing #urbanism #urbanism+

"The primary explanation is going to be price and affordability.” Via: @whqr.bsky.social

“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

“[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

“ 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

“High rates of chronic absenteeism in Tulsa Public Schools come from families who have been evicted from their homes.” oklahomawatch.org/2025/12/17/o... via @oklahomawatch.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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.” www.inquirer.com/crime/landlo... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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.” www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... via @usatoday.com #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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.” spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-... via @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“It is not technical; it is not political. It is hope, it is time, and it is dignity.” www.mymcmedia.org/new-law-requ... via @mymcmedia.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“For many South Carolinians, an eviction record can make it nearly impossible to secure a place to live.” www.wltx.com/article/news... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“I know that people need to see the improvement. And numbers alone aren’t the litmus test.”  Via: Voices of San Diego voiceofsandiego.org/2025/12/11/s... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“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  #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Across the country, millions of people with old drug convictions confront similar [housing] barriers.” nonprofitquarterly.org/how-the-drug... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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 kstp.com/kstp-news/to... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“I’m sitting here right now wrapping up my family.” Via: @kctv5.com www.kctv5.com/2025/12/11/d... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“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 ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-pot... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“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.” lapublicpress.org/2025/12/la-r... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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.” idahocapitalsun.com/2025/12/10/h... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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.

“[Eviction] hinders growth across the entire community, and most crucially harms our most vulnerable neighbors by diminishing opportunities.” journalstar.com/news/local/g... By @journalstar.com’s @peterbreen.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“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... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“In this type of economy, in this type of era that we’re in, it’s particularly important that we try and keep folks within their homes.” www.wavy.com/news/state-s... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Law schools are stepping up to meet a growing need, but the gap remains significant.” news.nyls.edu/national-stu... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Since the pandemic, about 1,200 evictions have been filed per month in Middle Tennessee, and at least half have resulted in default judgments.” nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/09/e... By @nashvillebanner.bsky.social’s @mikeiereiland.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Housing advocates say the program was a success… But resources for the program dwindled last year as eviction filings increased.” www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2025/1... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“The new legislation requires landlords to give tenants two full weeks of notice before evicting them — more than double the six days required by a new state law.” www.thebanner.com/politics-pow... By @bannermoco.bsky.social’s @ginnybixbywrites.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“It gives tenants certainty of the judicially determined amount they must pay to avoid eviction, rather than forcing them to have to pay some ever-growing sum.” www.nj.com/politics/202... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Residents of mobile home communities are often vulnerable… many are seniors, families on limited incomes and people with disabilities. They can find it very difficult to move.” www.nbcnews.com/business/rea... By @nbcnews.com’s @gmorgenson.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“I want to feel like this is my home. I only feel like I settle here. I don’t feel like it’s my home.” citylimits.org/puerto-rican... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Eviction filings in January 2025 reached the highest levels since January 2020.” www.dailypress.com/2025/12/07/e... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Without [legal services’] help, he would likely have lost his home.” www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“If homelessness numbers go up, some assume the homeless-response system doesn’t work. But the real driver is the housing market, not the interventions.” stateline.org/2025/12/05/w... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Housing is the foundation for access to child care, for access to education, to health care, to anything that is an essential need.” Via: @virginiamercury.com virginiamercury.com/2025/12/05/v... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“I feel like the need is always going to be there, because we’re offering something that’s safe, stable and can keep a family together.” Via: @nevadacurrent.com nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/04/c... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“I want to feel like this is my home. I only feel like I settle here. I don’t feel like it’s my home.” Via: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/12/puer... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“I don’t ever want to have another child to go through what my child went through when we were homeless." Via: KBZK www.kbzk.com/news/local-n... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“There is not affordable housing available, so when tenants are evicted, they can not replace the housing.” Via: @wcax.com www.wcax.com/2025/12/02/r... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“I had to decide whether I wanted to pay rent or buy food. Food was more important because I need food now.” Via: @oklahomawatch.bsky.social oklahomawatch.org/2025/12/03/s... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“If our funding is cut, then the natural consequence, of course, is that we will serve so many fewer individuals who are in dire need of civil legal aid.” Via: KPRC Click2Houston #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“The missed paychecks left many employees frustrated and worried about basic necessities.” www.12news.com/article/news... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“If there’s economic stability where we can get a good wage with the sweat of our brow, then we’re going to be able to pay our rent, pay our bills, or get a house.” Via: @apnews.com #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

“I believe that this will make some folks homeless again.” northdakotamonitor.com/2025/11/29/h... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Funds can go toward past due rent, late fees, eviction court fees, moving costs, utilities and first month's rent, among other housing-related costs.” www.wusa9.com/article/news... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“Since day shelters can only accommodate less than 5% of the homeless population, libraries become the only indoor public space they can access without being evicted during the day.” english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

"It's really important that we don't talk about all of these families and individuals as if they are falling into homelessness. They are being pushed." via @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social youtu.be/4loulWBN5Nw?... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

“The Honolulu Tenants Union has been advocating for residents against what they argue is unlawful treatment.” www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/25/e... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism