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Covers:  housing, eviction, public health, health justice social justice, racial justice, law
she/her | law prof George Washington University Law School | research collaborator Eviction Lab Princeton University | former White House Senior Policy Advisor

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The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: an Estimated 30-40 Million People in America Are at Risk - The Aspe...

The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: an Estimated 30-40 Million People in America Are at Risk - The Aspe...

The United States may be facing the most severe housing crisis in its history. According to the latest analys…

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Health Justice Strategies To Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During A Pandemic

Health Justice Strategies To Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During A Pandemic

Health justice is an emerging framework for using law and policy to eliminate unjust health disparities. It o…

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More renters are getting lawyers during evictions, and that’s a good thing Original

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By Peter Hepburn, Emily Benfer
| The Hill
Last year, landlords in Los Angeles filed almost 90,000 eviction cases. These cases are hard on tenants: Beyond just the immediate loss of housing, eviction leads to drops in income, higher rates of homelessness, serious health issues, and even increased risk of death. Yet the vast majority of Angelenos who navigate the complex eviction court process do so alone. That is about to change.
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A Descriptive Analysis of Tenant Right to Counsel Law and Praxis 2017-2024

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By Emily Benfer, Peter Hepburn, Leah Robinson, Valerie Nazarro
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract This article provides the first comprehensive description of state and local tenant right to counsel (RTC) policies. From July 2017 through June 2024, five states, 17 cities, and one county passed legislation to formally create a right to legal counsel for tenants in eviction proceedings. These policies contain heterogeneous provisions, including their intended purposes, design and administration requirements, eligibility criteria, and when in the eviction process the right is triggered.
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'Good cause' evictions bill is right cause for health

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By Emily Benfer, Rishi Manchanda
| Baltimore Sun
A new study published last month by the American Medical Association showed that the stress of an eviction scars the youngest members of a family and is directly linked to higher levels of depression in children. In Maryland, where nearly 7 in 10 renting households face eviction every year and over 200,000 kids live in families facing housing loss, this is more than cause for alarm; it's a public health crisis.
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