“Somewhere between the application form and the “we regret to inform you” email, an invisible, digital system makes a decision. “ Via: @knockdotla.bsky.social

“Everyone who is qualified should get a lawyer in housing court.”

“What is important to remember is that these bills are not targeting landlords; they are trying to hold bad landlords accountable.”  oklahomawatch.org/2026/05/20/e... Via @oklahomawatch.bsky.social

“An overly aggressive enforcement response to individuals experiencing homelessness undermines our shared goal of eliminating street sleeping.” labreportdallas.com/criminal-jus... By @kellixsmith.bsky.social

“Few people actually know about the law… If you had an eviction 20 years ago or 10 years ago, you may not be paying attention.” commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/one-... By @jenndotsmith.bsky.social

“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address… Everyone deserves safe, stable and dignified housing.” www.latimes.com/california/s... Via @latimes.com

“If we lost our home without any compensation, to where we can go rent a home somewhere else, then we’re lost.” www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

“With the moratorium in place, tenants say they want the landlord to shift focus from court actions to long‑overdue repairs.”

“Black people, people with disabilities, and the elderly are overrepresented among those facing imminent eviction.” sfstandard.com/2026/05/18/l... Via @sfstandard.com

In Atlanta, a @capitalb.bsky.social reporter revealed the true face of the eviction crisis. Chauncey Alcorn visited the top evictor in the region and found bad housing conditions, excessive late fees, and many other issues. More on how to use our data here: evictionlab.org/in-atlanta-d...

“Makes clear that tenants have the right to organize and speak up for safe housing.”
 Via: @inquirer.com

“The impact was not limited to undocumented immigrants, but really to immigrants who are here legally as well as people within their families who are citizens.” apnews.com/article/immi... By @valontheborder.bsky.social

“We lack the resources to cover the current level of need.” Via: @mprnews.org

“Sometimes in rural areas, those [resources] don’t exist or are much, much less funded or much less available,” Eviction Lab’s Juan Pablo Garnham told Radio Catskill.

“If it’s really meant to protect us, you shouldn’t have to be a lawyer. You shouldn’t have to go to court and fight and hope and pray.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/13/g... By @thecity.nyc’s @smaldo.bsky.social

“Landlords must fulfill their obligations to protect the health and safety of their residents.”

“Because this eviction appeared on his background reports, the DOJ says a dozen or more landlords refused to rent to the sailor and his wife.”

“This ruling makes clear that tenants have the right to organize and speak up for safe housing without fear of retaliation, no matter what a landlord says or does.” whyy.org/articles/ger... By @whyy.org's Aaron Moselle

“There isn’t a lot of dedicated space for renters to talk about what they have experienced.” www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

“The share of rent-burdened households increased in all but six states over the last five years.”

“Residents and developers have debated for the past decade whether the Obama Center would cause displacement.”

“This is a slap in the face of the Black community.” Via: @sfstandard.com

“Every time we get that needle pushed to where we get more people housed, we are getting more people getting evicted.”

“In some cases, advocates say, home flippers use predatory practices, harass homeowners, and lowball vulnerable residents in order to maximize profits.” citylimits.org/one-block-fi... By @citylimitsnews.bsky.social’s @patrickspauster.com

“A tenant with an eviction in their history, even if it is not really any fault of their own, is going to mean that their landlord's going to take a pass on them. If there's other tenants out there who are applying who have a cleaner rental history.”

“It’s overwhelming. It’s just alot.” Via: @KPTV

“Rent is not the only story. We do have numbers on some of the most expensive places to live, and the [eviction] rate is pretty low in New York, even though rent is super expensive,” Eviction Lab’s Grace Hartley told Governing Magazine.

"Housing to me is the foundation, and I love that the healthcare is starting to realize that.” Via: @wlwt.bsky.social

“The data we do have says that extending filing periods is going to keep people housed. “ Via: @mprnews.org

“Every unhoused Chicagoan I’ve spoken to calls “closures” sweeps, because the city treats them like garbage to clear away.” Via: @chicagoreader.com chicagoreader.com/news/legion-...

“Atlanta’s eviction rates should be a wake-up call to policymakers.” Via: @atlantaciviccircle.org

“Leaders of local homeless service organizations call the uptick in enforcement a sea change that they worry impedes efforts to find vulnerable people and permanently get them off Dallas streets.”

“With these cases removed (from) their records, they have been able to leave shelters, secure accessible housing for themselves and their disabled children and become eligible for subsidies.”

“The measure will create a registry of ‘high-risk rental buildings’ based on ten or more health and safety violations within a six-month timeframe.” www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new... Via @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social

“Court’s records are missing addresses for nearly 10,000 of the cases filed between April 2022 and September 2025... which makes a thorough look at eviction trends all but impossible.” By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social

“The number of U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing rose to almost 119,000 in the first quarter… That marked a 26% jump from the same period a year earlier.”

“When settlements are reached, cases are sealed so that evictions won’t be visible on a tenant’s record, a black mark that makes it very difficult to find new housing.” laist.com/news/housing... By @laist.com’s @dwagner.bsky.social

“Even before the ICE raids, 78 percent of respondents reported being rent-burdened, meaning they spent more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities.” blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/04/i... Via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

“This jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction approach means that an American tenant’s rights can vary dramatically based on where they happen to live.”

We’re hiring at the Eviction Lab! 🏘️ Two roles open: • One working with homelessness response systems across the U.S. • One focused on analyzing large-scale eviction + housing data We’ve started reviewing applications, but there’s still time to apply. research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/search?...

“Month to month, we have absolutely zero margin for error on the financial side… Any surprise cost, any emergency expense, big or small, and the bottom will fall out for my household.”

“Although only 19% of renters in Fairfield County are Black, they made up 36% of the area’s evictions last year.”

“At least 17 Vermont legislators or their spouses earn money by renting property, according to financial disclosures.”

“Those reports came after Princeton University’s Eviction Lab identified Hunter Ridge as the #1 eviction hotspot in the eviction capital of America.” atlanta.capitalbnews.org/hunter-ridge... via @capitalb.bsky.social

“I worked really hard to get here… I was on the streets before this.”

“The most meaningful solution to evictions would be a state-level infusion of rental assistance.”

“The website includes the number of properties and units, code violations, eviction filings, and orders tied to owners.”

“When the [mobile home] parks hit the market last year, more than half of the residents organized chapter unions under Bozeman Tenants United.”

“Landlords across the United States use evictions to collect rent, often resulting in serial evictions.” oklahomawatch.org/2026/04/30/o... Via @oklahomawatch.bsky.social

“Ultimately it is Wall Street money competing with the money of ordinary families.” www.wabe.org/atlanta-lead...