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Click here to view the published copy of our 2023 EDDP Report covering January-December 2023.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This article comes from our 2023 EDDP Year-End report, which you can view here.

“Junk Fees” and Court Costs add significant obstacles for already rent-burdened households and are often difficult for renters to challenge with their landlord.