Evicted in Oregon

Eviction data from June now available on the website. Over 10,000 eviction cases (10,392 to be exact) were filed in the first half of 2023. Learn more: evictedinoregon.com/statewide-late…

In addition to reporting on the number of evictions filed per county, we also report on the number of evictions filed per 100 rental units in the county to help describe the prevalence of evictions within communities across Oregon. Here is what the past 12 months look like:

How do Evictions Work in Oregon? We made diagram of how an eviction might proceed and the outcomes that are possible. Most tenants navigate the process w/o legal support and while balancing their responsibilities to work, school, family, and their health. infogram.com/1pkryeqexnw70v…

An eviction isn’t a single event. They are the culmination of a series of choices made by people with unequal knowledge, power & resources in an unjust legal system. @EvictedInOregon is a research project interested in understanding evictions, for the purpose of eliminating them

By County: evictedinoregon.com/by-county-late…

New data now available on the Evicted in Oregon website. Statewide and By County pages display all of data topics by month, for the most recent 12 months. Check it out: Statewide: evictedinoregon.com/statewide-late…

In 2019, MultCo recorded about 500 eviction cases each month. By this October, that number was 820. 92% in October, were for nonpayment of rent, according to an analysis of county court records by the Eviction Defense & Diversion Evaluation team at PSU. wweek.com/news/2022/12/1…

"Oregon landlords submitted more than 14,337 eviction filings in the first 10 months of 2022; more than half of these were for nonpayment. Most of these cases will end in eviction, a bleak trend in Oregon and courts nationwide," @Piperamcdaniel reports. streetroots.org/news/2022/12/0…

Excited to dive into this research by Sabbeth which finds that the laws that structure eviction court overwhelmingly benefit the landlord and ultimately encourage eviction.

“Eviction is the product of the legal system that political leaders have chosen to construct,” @KathrynSabbeth argues. By design, this system upholds the power imbalance between landlords and tenants."

"In the wake of widespread eviction, tenants, researchers and advocates are looking anew at how eviction courts function." @EvictedInOregon is a research project interested in understanding how evictions happen, for the purpose of eliminating them. streetroots.org/news/2022/12/0…

Despite having lined up the money to pay the debt, Mitchell ended up in eviction court, pressing for time to move to a new apt and to keep the eviction off her record. The court on Fri dismissed the eviction case upon her agreement to move out immediately. oregonlive.com/business/2022/…

Today I talked to one of the researchers about the project, how it got started and what some of the limitations are. One big roadblock is that a lot of eviction information is impossible to track in Oregon. Colleen Carroll--PSU researcher--explains why:

New numbers released today regarding the reason(s) provided on notices of termination for why tenants are being evicted in Oregon. This data only includes FED filings and does not capture notices of termination served that don't result in a court case. evictedinoregon.com/causes-listed-…

“We see that there are lots of ways that displacement by the eviction process happen, and understanding them helps us think about how we can prevent them,” Carroll said." Read the article and listen to the full interview on the OPB website. opb.org/article/2022/1…

Oregon eviction filings surpassed pre-pandemic levels in August, September and October of this year. Researchers at PSU are collecting and publishing eviction data online in an effort to help improve housing justice. opb.org/article/2022/1…

@everyotherjdw It is the percent of housing units in that county that are rentals (as opposed to owner occupied) from the census.

New eviction filings per month numbers out today: Cases Filed Since January 1, 2022: 16,788 Cases Filed in November, 2022: 2,141 evictedinoregon.com/numbers-at-a-g…

"By not working with existing housing justice organizations, the high profile organization undercounts evictions and misses a chance to understand differences between localities and wider policy analyses." Eviction Lab Misses the Mark in @Shelterforce shelterforce.org/2018/08/22/evi…

@DocDantzler Absolutely! Even within our state, there are multiple ways that eviction cases proceed and need to be compared with care.