Overview: Eviction in Dane County in Q3 2025
This article comes from our Q3 2025 EDDP report, which you can view here.
72% of households facing eviction this quarter had their cases dismissed due to the efforts of the EDDP.
Eviction filings picked up in Dane County during the past three months as the county’s major source for rental assistance finished winding down, according to the latest Tenant Resource Center data. Eviction judgments also increased.
Read moreService Update: The End of (An) E.R.A.
This article comes from our Q3 2025 EDDP report, which you can view here.
The third quarter of 2025 marked the end of federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funding at Tenant Resource Center. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dane County received substantial amounts of financial assistance targeted towards renters impacted by the pandemic and the financial hardships that ensued. These funds provided many renters a much-needed reprieve during a time of economic struggle.
Read moreIssue Spotlight: An Increase in Stipulated Dismissals
This article comes from our Q3 2025 EDDP report, which you can view here.
Stipulated dismissals have become the primary way eviction cases are resolved since the CORE rental assistance program began winding down, according to Tenant Resource Center data. But they have also recently become the most common way tenants receive judgments of eviction.
Read moreIssue Spotlight: The Length of the Eviction Process
This article comes from our Q3 2025 EDDP report, which you can view here.
The length of time between an eviction notice being taped to a tenant’s door to a sheriff removing them from their home can vary widely. To analyze how fast evictions move in Dane County, we looked at a random sample of 150 evictions from this year and broke the process down into three parts: the lease termination notice, eviction court, and outcome.
Overview: Eviction in Dane County in Q2 2025
This overview of eviction in Dane County appears in our Q2 EDDP Program Report for April - June 2025. Read the full Q2 2025 Report here, and last quarter's eviction overview here.
Eviction filings slowed in Dane County during the past three months, according to the latest Tenant Resource Center data. Despite fewer filings, the number of eviction judgments held steady.
Overview: Eviction in Dane County in Q1 2025
This article comes from our Q1 2025 EDDP report, which you can view here.
More renters faced eviction in Dane County in the past three months than at any point in at least the past five years, according to the latest Tenant Resource Center data. Landlords filed for 803 evictions between January 1st and March 31st, a 19% jump from the previous quarter.
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