A new project called the Eviction Lab examined more than 80 million
eviction records going back to 2000 and found that in 2016 alone there
were nearly four evictions filed every minute. More than 6,300 Americans
are evicted every day. Studies show that eviction can lead to a host of
other problems, including poor health, depression, job loss and
shattered childhoods. Having an eviction on one’s record also makes it
far more difficult to find decent housing in the future. Now the
Eviction Lab’s database is being shared with the public in an
interactive website that allows people to better track and understand
evictions in their own communities.
Source: Democracy Now!
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