One of the most pernicious arguments from the landlord industry is that eviction filings are not equivalent to removals and therefore an inappropriate measure. This research shows that filings as a measure of eviction threat are indeed deadly.
In a new JAMA study from our collaboration with the Census Bureau, we find that mortality rates among renters threatened with eviction more than doubled during the first phase of the pandemic: evictionlab.org/eviction-was...
While many groups experienced higher-than-normal rates of death during the pandemic, the excess mortality of renters threatened with eviction was ten times higher than that of the general population.
Desmond’s team put out a study maybe around 2019 or so too which showed something like 5.5 informal removals for every eviction lawsuit filed.