Measures including rental assistance and eviction moratoriums helped more than a million U.S. households avoid losing their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to estimates. But as temporary protections expire and funds deplete, evictions are once again approaching pre-pandemic levels, according to data collected by Eviction Lab and reviewed by FRONTLINE.
In the new documentary Facing Eviction, FRONTLINE and Retro Report examine federal programs intended to offset evictions — including billions of dollars in rent relief distributed through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) and a temporary moratorium on evictions — as well as American families who fell through the cracks.
To get a sense of how federal relief impacted pandemic-era eviction filings, FRONTLINE tallied evictions filed by landlords in six states (Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico) and 30 cities (including Boston, Milwaukee and Las Vegas). Princeton University’s Eviction Lab collected the raw data, choosing locations where evictions were trackable on a weekly basis.
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