This article comes from our Q4 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here. Repeat or serial eviction filings, where a landlord files for eviction against a household more than once at the same address, are an enduring feature of eviction in Dane County since the COVID-19 pandemic. To those who observe the eviction process, it appears clear that there is a significant rise in landlords leveraging the eviction process as a form of debt collection; not a means of reclaiming the rental unit. Over 20% of all eviction actions filed in 2023 have been against tenants with a prior filing by the same landlord at least one other time since 2022, according to the Tenant Resource Center’s eviction data. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q4 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here. In Dane County, where rent is high, vacancy rates are low, and affordable housing is scarce, tenants face significant risks to their housing stability and the need for wraparound services during eviction is vital. On its face, the typical eviction is simple: a landlord wants unpaid rent or a resolution to other issues within the rental agreement. In truth, however, the typical eviction is anything but simple. It is a knotted intersection of social, political, and economic issues, all of which make housing less secure, safe, and affordable. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q4 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here.Landlords have now filed more evictions in 2023 (1,669) with four months left in the year than in all of 2022 (1,531), according to the latest Tenant Resource Center eviction data. Eviction filings rose slightly in the past three months: Landlords filed 630 eviction actions, involving approximately 493 households, from June 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023 -- a 4% increase compared to the previous quarter. EDDP staff and partners helped tenants in more hearings and trials than ever before, assisting in 913 hearings as well as 45 trials and motion hearings. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q3 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here. In March 2023, the City of Madison and Dane County announced that the Dane CORE 2.0 Emergency Rental Assistance portal would permanently close effective May 31st, 2023. This change came after assessing the remaining amount of federal funds made available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q3 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here. Landlords benefit from the pressure-cooker nature of eviction court. A notice, filing, initial appearance and trial could all happen in the span of a month, and a tenant is on defense – and at risk of losing their housing – at every step of the process. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q3 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here. Eviction filings slowed slightly in the past three months, according to the latest Tenant Resource Center evictions data. Landlords filed 584 eviction actions, involving approximately 560 households, from March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023 – a 6 percent decrease compared to the previous quarter but still roughly 75% more than the same months last year. In all, EDDP staff and partners assisted in 846 hearings as well as 9 trials. Continue reading

Written by Allison Garfield. Original Article Found Here. Madison rent prices are soaring at a record pace and residents are feeling the effects ripple through their lives — but the city has concluded the only legal solution to control the increases is to build more housing. That’s an answer that will take years to show results while tenants face life-changing decisions right now. Wisconsin state laws prohibit more proactive measures from local governments. And the few support services that exist for housing are already overwhelmed by the amount of need in the city. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q2 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here.National research has shed light on who is more likely to face eviction: Black and Latinx renters, renters with lower-income, and women. Still, national data on the demographics of eviction can be hard to come by. Crucial demographic information, such as income, race, gender, and sexual orientation, are rarely collected during the eviction process. Other illuminating details, such as household size, the cost of rent, and type of rental agreement, similarly go uncaptured on a national level. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q2 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here.Inequitable barriers in eviction court for tenants with limited English proficiency (LEP) persisted this quarter. Court translators for Spanish-speaking tenants continued to be an underutilized resource for native Spanish-speakers and the translation services available frequently present challenges to tenants – a major concern for EDDP staff and its partners, a number of whom are native-Spanish speakers themselves. Continue reading

This article comes from our Q2 2023 EDDP report, which you can view here.A torrent of evictions in Dane County only grew more severe in the past three months, according to the latest Tenant Resource Center evictions data. Landlords filed 619 eviction actions, involving approximately 500 households, from December 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023 – a 40 percent increase over the previous quarter and nearly double the number of evictions during those same months last year. Mirroring previous quarters, most of the evictions were filed due to nonpayment of rent: 538 households (87%) faced eviction due to unpaid rent with the average household owing roughly $2,500; another 18 (3%) due to non-rent related lease violations; and 37 (6%) due to “holding over” past the end of a lease term. Continue reading