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Addressing the COVID-19 Eviction Crisis through Mediation

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

Publication Title

St. Louis Bar Journal

Abstract

The United States currently faces the most severe housing crisis in its history, with an avalanche of evictions still to come. According to the latest analysis of weekly U.S. data, without sufficient state and federal intervention, an estimated 30-40 million people (half of American renter households) are at risk of eviction across the country? Evictions in St. Louis City and St. Louis County mirror these harsh nationwide eviction conditions. Even prior to COVID-19, nearly 16,000 eviction lawsuits were filed annually in the St. Louis City and County courts, an average of more than 43 eviction cases per day.

Keywords

Housing, Eviction, Mediation, Housing Crisis, COVID-19

Publication Citation

Karen Tokarz & Elad Gross, Addressing the COVID-19 Eviction Crisis through Mediation, 67 St. Louis Bar Journal 26 (2021)

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