The U.S. eviction crisis is (nearly) upon us

The eviction moratorium was a short-range solution to a long-range problem.  

The problem arose from income and wealth inequality, acquisition of housing property by speculatprs, and building and zoning regulations intended to keep the riff-raff out.  If the Covid-19 crisis hadn’t brought it to a head, some other crisis would have.

The eviction moratorium cannot continue forever.  Therefore, someday it has to stop.

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Evictions and the U.S. Supreme Court by Dr. Jack Rasmus

Biden keeps the progressive angst at bay by Laura Barron-Lopez and Christopher Cadelago for POLITICO. [Added 8/4/2021]

The Eviction Crisis is a Rental Assistance Crisis by David Dayan for The American Prospect.  [Added 8/7/2021]  The problem with rental assistance is that it is not feasible on a long-term basis without rent control, which comes with its own problems.  Without rent control, landlords simply raise rents to absorb the rental assistance payment.

Headline and text revised 8/4/2021

Tags: Evictions