Layser, Michelle D.De Barbieri, Edward W.Greenlee, Andrew J.Kaye, Tracy A.Saito, Blaine G.2021-05-102021-05-102021-05-0699 Or. L. Rev. 4450196-2043https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2623878 pagesOne evening in April 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the United States and businesses closed their doors, Margarita Lopez received a knock on hers. When she opened it, a man handed her a note and said “Good luck.” She was being evicted from her Staten Island apartment; New York’s emergency eviction freeze was set to expire, leaving Lopez with little time or recourse. Reflecting on the experience, Lopez told a reporter, “Every time I walk out of this door, I’m scared for my life. I feel like I have no power. . . . I feel stuck. If I end up homeless, a shelter is not an option because eventually I’ll get sick. It’s a lot of questions about what comes next.”en-USAll Rights Reserved.COVID-19ForeclosureRental assistanceEvictionArticle