By Abby Boshart, Photo: jenlo8/Shutterstock, Housing Matters, June 7, 2023
Eviction is a result of poverty, but it can also cause it. It significantly affects a family’s mental and physical health, employment, and future housing stability and financial well-being. Housing instability is often seen as an isolated incident that only harms the affected family, but we are beginning to understand its far-reaching effects on the broader community—including crime, neighborhood quality, and local relationships.
Research suggests reducing the risk of eviction can help mediate the destabilizing effects on neighborhoods, so how can local policymakers better protect renters and their communities?
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