With the federal moratorium on evictions recently
expired and federal unemployment checks ending
on July 31, an unprecedented eviction crisis is
expected to soon hit the United States.
Statewide eviction moratoriums have also
begun to wind down, meaning eviction proceedings have resumed in more than 30 states.
John Pollock, coordinator of the National Coalition
for a Civil Right to Counsel, predicts there could be
as many as 2.3 million evictions in August alone.
States such as West Virginia are expected to
be hit harder, as nearly 60 percent of renters
in the state are at risk of eviction, compared
to 22 percent of renters in Vermont.
People of color are especially vulnerable,
with just 26 percent of Black tenants saying they have “high confidence” that they'll be able to pay rent.
Around 50 percent of Hispanic tenants
say that have “no or slight" confidence
that they’ll be able to keep their homes.
This is in comparison to 50 percent of White tenants who say
they have “high confidence” that they can continue to pay rent.
"When you look at this gap between
people who can pay their rent and
people who can’t, it’s almost hard
to put into words how bad the
inequality will become absent
some major intervention." John Pollock, via CNBC