posted on 2024-01-12, 17:59authored byBrian Gaines, Jason Mazzone, Matthew Mettler, Robin Fretwell Wilson
As national, state, and city moratoria on eviction expired in 2021, many predicted an ensuing housing crisis, maybe especially severe for non-white renters. Census Bureau survey data from 2020 through 2023, however, reveal little evidence of that expected chaos. Non-white renters remain more likely to be in arrears than their white counterparts, but the proportions of renters behind on payment have been falling for all groups. Anxiety about near-term eviction among renters, nationally, and in three midwestern states (Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri), is broadly similar across racial groups, and has fallen gradually as the moratoria recede into history.
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Brian Gaines, Jason Mazzone, Matthew Mettler, Robin Fretwell Wilson. Eviction Expectations in the Aftermath of the Pandemic Moratoria. Policy Spotlight. January 2024.