Where is the Eviction Tsunami?

Question

For months I read in the news how lifting the eviction moratoriums would cause massive evictions and a dangerous rise in COVID. Politicians claimed millions of people were going to be evicted. It has been a couple months since restrictions were lifted in most cities. I rarely see eviction related headlines. I searched the news today I found a couple articles mentioning evictions in some cities actually being lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Many seasoned landlords suspected the "mass eviction" narrative was false, just based on delinquent rent statistics. The other factor is the massive amount of rent assistance being handed out. It is just logical that there shouldn't be mass evictions.

Please share your local experience.

Adam Martin · Answer

The best way to control people and pass controversial laws is to scare people into giving up their rights.  There are plenty of jobs and plenty of rental assistance out there where you shouldn't be evicted unless the issue is you as a tenant vs. a financial one.

Mike Dymski · Answer

tsunami of bogus "news"

Separately...

people don't pay if they can't be evicted (duh)

people don't collect rent assistance if they can't be evicted

people start collecting rent assistance when they can be evicted

people don't work if they get paid the same (or more) to collect unemployment

people work and get paid and will continue to collect unemployment if permitted

scammers will collect unemployment by the billions if there is no proof of job search needed to collect unemployment

100% of people don't needed stimulus if 90+% of people are fully employed and the economy and asset prices are on fire

Lot's of "duh" moments these days...

Bruce Woodruff · Answer

I suspect it's because of Govt handouts. This is secondhand but a good friend has a daughter who is pretty worthless....she got behind by $20,000. The state she lives in paid it off a few months ago. Now she's behind again. This will be paid off as well according to the PM, no end in sight to the bailout.

This is not the only story I know of like this.....

So, no evictions because why would anyone....? The Govt will take care of us....

John Teachout · Answer

We've filed 3 evictions since the pandemic started in 2020. 2 were forced out by the court and the 3rd one left once they knew it was inevitable (but paid us the rent owed, go figure) At any rate, all three were for non-payment but none were covid related. Just the usual can't manage money stuff. We've gradually been working through our non-performing inherited tenants and while we still get late pays, we have been getting all the rent. I feel like if anything, the govt actions will increase the total amount of evictions rather than preventing them.

Bjorn Ahlblad · Answer

Fully agree just politicians and activists being attention whores!! Few if any eviction in my area; there must be some but I have not seen any.

Where is the Eviction Tsunami?

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