Written by Nicholas Garton. Original Article Found Here. Landlords in Dane County filed for over 2,400 evictions in 2023, a nearly 50% increase from the prior year, according to a report from tenant advocacy groups and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Eviction levels in Wisconsin overall have exceeded what they were pre-pandemic, the report shows. “The number of eviction filings in Wisconsin in 2023 exceeded the number of filings in 2019,” said Korey Lundin, an attorney with Legal Action of Wisconsin, a nonprofit that represents people facing evictions. Continue reading

Written by Kathryn Merck. Original Article Found Here. MADISON, Wis. -- As many residents in the Madison area face increasing rent in order to stay where they live, one tenant at a west side property says the numbers he's facing are particularly outrageous.  David Rivera-Kohr has lived at his two bedroom apartment at the Royal Arms on Madison's west side for almost three years. He said last year, when his previous landlord died, Orosz Properties became the landlord of his home. Continue reading

Written by Braden Ross. Original Article Found Here. MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County landlords filed for eviction more than 2,500 times in 2023 according to a newly released report from the Tenant Resource Center. Eviction filings in the county in 2023 were up nearly 50 percent compared to last year. "Tenant Resource Center is present in every single eviction proceeding that happens in Dane County," said Matt Koz, finance director for the Tenant Resource Center. "Rent continues to increase, the available assistance in the community outside of these emergency programs doesn't rise to meet that same need, and the available housing in Dane County doesn't continue to rise as fast as the need that tenants have." Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. Most evictions ended in dismissals due to the efforts of the EDDP program and its partners; 82% of cases were dismissed. Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. Tenants connect with Tenant Resource Center’s staff about an eviction by dropping into one of our office spaces, calling us, receiving information from us about an eviction filing, seeing us in the community at an event, or meeting with us at court. In 2023 alone, we connected with tenants on all of the 2,437 eviction filings over the year. All of our services are available in English and Spanish. Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. Working with Sunshine Place offers new opportunities to connect with tenants where they are along with a wide variety of other services, programs, and community partners. Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. Providing targeted legal aid, financial support, and personalized assistance empowers tenants to navigate difficult situations and maintain housing stability. Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. Eviction, despite its prevalence, is a social issue that has a tendency to go undetected. Landlords can quietly and efficiently force tenants to vacate their homes with few signs left behind: a notice taped to a door, an online court record, or furniture abandoned on the curb. Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. The most common reason why a tenant receives a judgment of eviction in Dane County is because of a “default judgment,” which occurs when a tenant fails to show up for their scheduled court hearing. A default enables the landlord to automatically get an eviction judgment and obtain a writ of restitution without any further legal arguments. Continue reading

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here. In the previous issue spotlights, we endeavored to tell the stories of those who faced eviction in 2023: who they were, where they lived, and what happened in their cases. But the staggering frequency of eviction this year is still merely a facet of a larger, more hidden story of housing instability across Dane County. Continue reading