Mitigating Housing Instability During a Pandemic
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Date
2021-05-06
Authors
Layser, Michelle D.
De Barbieri, Edward W.
Greenlee, Andrew J.
Kaye, Tracy A.
Saito, Blaine G.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
One 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.”
Description
78 pages
Keywords
COVID-19, Foreclosure, Rental assistance, Eviction
Citation
99 Or. L. Rev. 445