Eviction Filings, Unemployment, and the Impact of COVID-19
As LCBH was planning the release of new eviction data, we were hit with the COVID-19 pandemic and put the project on hold. COVID-19 led to a massive spike in unemployment, the passage of the CARES Act, and the closing of the courts. The country soon realized the pandemic would not be short-lived and many questions and concerns about renters, evictions and homelessness started to be raised.