RVA EVICTION LAB

  • Our Summer in Eviction Court

    Our Summer in Eviction Court Anna Findley, Samantha Gutcho, and Hannah Mays October 15, 2021 Introduction We are William & Mary students who spent the summer of 2021 observing eviction court hearings in Richmond, Newport News, and Alexandria, Virginia. Our main goals were to time the length of eviction hearings… Read More⇢

  • The Human Cost of Eviction: How Eviction Exacerbates Social Inequality

    The Human Cost of Eviction: How Eviction Exacerbates Social Inequality Simone Reid Introduction Eviction is driven by and exacerbates current and historic inequality in the United States. Even controlling for demographic factors such as income and home value, neighborhood racial composition continues to be the single biggest predictor of neighborhood… Read More⇢

  • 1st Quarter 2021 Report

    2021 Q1 Data Report In this quarterly report, the RVA Eviction Lab presents and analyzes a series of data on eviction and housing instability in Virginia during the first quarter of 2021. We compare Q1 2021 data to pre-pandemic data on eviction and housing instability, using the first quarter of… Read More⇢

  • Youth Empowerment for Eviction Research Community Forum

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  • 4th Quarter (Oct-Dec) 2020 Report on Evictions in the Commonwealth

    4th Quarter (Oct-Dec) 2020 Report on Evictions in the Commonwealth In this data update, we offer a picture of eviction and housing instability in Virginia during the final quarter of 2020. To contextualize the recent numbers, we provide data from 4th quarter of 2020 and compare it with data from… Read More⇢

  • New Paper: Eviction and Segmented Housing Markets in Richmond, Virginia.

    New Paper: Eviction and Segmented Housing Markets in Richmond, Virginia. In this new open-access paper in Housing Policy Debate, Eviction and Segmented Housing Markets in Richmond, Virginia, RVA Eviction Lab co-directors Ben Teresa and Kate Howell look at eviction as a formative institution of rental markets, not just a feature… Read More⇢

  • Youth Empowerment for Eviction Research

    Youth Research Projects on Eviction in the City of Richmond!  Starting in the Fall of 2019, The RVA Eviction Lab and VCU Social Work Professor Alex Wagman received a grant from VCU to build partnerships with 3 youth-centered organizations: Advocates for Richmond Youth, 6 Points Innovation Center/Storefront for Community Design,… Read More⇢

  • Evictions in the Commonwealth during the COVID 19 Pandemic

    Evictions in the Commonwealth during the COVID 19 Pandemic Summary of Findings RVA Eviction Lab Staff September 8, 2020 Across the Commonwealth Regional Perspectives Central Virginia Hampton Roads Northern Virginia For the full report: Eviction in the Commonwealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic Read More⇢

  • Eviction Filings Across the Commonwealth: A Data Update

    Evictions Across the Commonwealth RVA Eviction Lab Staff August 18, 2020 Summary of Key Findings Across the Commonwealth of Virginia—with the exception of Roanoke, where COVID-19 infections have been relatively low—the overlap of eviction and COVID-19 demonstrates the connection between risk of eviction and risk of COVID-19. Patterns of evictions… Read More⇢