Fowle and Fyall Co-Author Study on Evictions During the Pandemic

Posted: 10/31/2024 ()

Former CSDE Trainee Matthew Fowle and CSDE Affiliate Rachel Fyall (Evans School) recently published a story in the Journal of Urban Affairs entitled “Evading the eviction moratorium: Changing patterns in formal and informal evictions and eviction tactics during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The study, which draws on survey, interview, and administrative data, finds that pandemic-era eviction moratoria were associated with fewer formal evictions, but that informal (often illegal) evictions and eviction tactics increased. Read the full article here.