COVID-19 eviction moratoriums and eviction filings: evidence from New Orleans

Q2 Social Sciences

Housing and Society Pub Date : 2021-07-08 DOI:10.1080/08882746.2021.1952389

Kevin Callison, D. Finger, Isabella M. Smith

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Securing stable housing to prevent the spread of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic remains a concern among policymakers in the US. In this article, we provide a descriptive analysis of the association between COVID-19-related eviction moratoriums and eviction filings in New Orleans, Louisiana. Beginning in March 2020, four separate moratoriums were implemented at the local, state, and federal levels that sought to restrict eviction filings in New Orleans. We collected data on evictions filed from January 2017 through November 2020 in the First City Court of Orleans Parish, the entity responsible for adjudicating the majority of eviction filings in New Orleans. We then examined the association between the various eviction moratoriums, the number of evictions filed, the estimated number of evictions temporarily averted, and the average suit dollar amount for filed evictions. Our results indicate that local and state moratoriums were effective at temporarily halting eviction filings. Federal moratoriums offering fewer protections reduced eviction filings by approximately 50%. We estimate that COVID-19-related eviction moratoriums temporarily averted 2,492 eviction filings in New Orleans between March and November 2020. The average suit amount for eviction filings that resumed following the expiration of local and state moratoriums doubled from pre-COVID-19 filing amounts.

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COVID-19暂停驱逐和驱逐文件:来自新奥尔良的证据

摘要在新冠肺炎大流行期间，确保稳定的住房以防止感染传播仍然是美国政策制定者关注的问题。在本文中，我们对路易斯安那州新奥尔良市与新冠肺炎相关的驱逐禁令与驱逐申请之间的关联进行了描述性分析。从2020年3月开始，新奥尔良在地方、州和联邦层面分别实施了四项暂停令，试图限制驱逐申请。我们收集了2017年1月至2020年11月在奥尔良教区第一城市法院提交的驱逐数据，该法院负责裁决新奥尔良的大多数驱逐申请。然后，我们研究了各种暂缓驱逐令、申请驱逐的数量、暂时避免的估计驱逐数量以及申请驱逐的平均诉讼金额之间的关联。我们的研究结果表明，地方和州的暂停令在暂时停止驱逐申请方面是有效的。提供较少保护的联邦禁令将驱逐申请减少了约50%。我们估计，2020年3月至11月期间，新奥尔良与新冠肺炎相关的驱逐暂停暂时避免了2492起驱逐申请。地方和州暂停期到期后恢复的驱逐申请的平均诉讼金额比新冠疫情前的申请金额翻了一番。

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Housing and Society Social Sciences-Urban Studies

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2.30

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期刊介绍： Housing and Society is the journal of the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA). The journal supports the mission of HERA by providing for the dissemination of research and other scholarly work. Submissions from a broad range of perspectives are encouraged. Topics in housing include: policy, design, social aspects, gerontology, behavioral aspects, energy/environment, equipment, interiors, economics, theory/model development, education, and program development or evaluation. The journal welcomes the submission of original research articles, notes and commentaries. Notes are shorter manuscripts presenting succinct information on housing related to one of the following categories: - Research: exploratory or not heavily theory-based or statistically analyzed - Academic: innovative teaching ideas - Program: development, implementation, and/or evaluation of Cooperative Extension or other housing programming efforts - Policy: examination of policy impact, comparative analysis, and/or need to achieve housing goals - Reviews: books, documentaries, etc.