Eviction Moratoria: Most Populous U.S. Cities

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Emily Benfer; Robert Koehler

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Project Citation: 

Benfer, Emily, and Koehler, Robert. Eviction Moratoria: Most Populous U.S. Cities. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-04-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E188561V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Researchers employed longitudinal policy surveillance to comprehensively describe local responses to the eviction crisis resulting from the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing through the end of substantive local intervention. The study examined all cities with over 250,000 residents and, for states where no city had at least 250,000 residents, the two largest cities located in each such state. The study relied on an exhaustive collection of all emergency orders and legislation that controlled the eviction process or related to protections under federal moratoria that were issued by local actors, including executive officials, legislative bodies, and the courts, between March 13, 2020 and March 1, 2023. Researchers created a time series cross-sectional dataset that tracked changes in local jurisdictions’ eviction moratoria over time.  For a complete description of the variables tracked, please see the codebooks included with the dataset.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Pew Charitable Trusts (34686)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms eviction; law; rental housing; executive orders; utilities; covid-19; public health; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; policy; court
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 3/13/2020 – 3/1/2023 (March 2020 to March 2023)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 3/13/2020 – 3/1/2023 (March 2020 to March 2023)
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) other; text


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