One in five of the 110 million Americans who live in renter householders are at risk for eviction by the end of September, as the effects of the economic downturn stemming from the pandemic continue.
According to an estimate developed by the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project (CEDP), 19 to 23 million renter households face eviction risk by the end of the third quarter of 2020. The CEDP is a coalition of economic researchers and legal experts.
The model used by CEDP co-founder Sam Gilman, a student at Harvard Law School, to develop the estimate includes data on renter households' income, savings and housing cost burdens. A household is cost-burdened if it spends more than 30 percent of income on housing costs.
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Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
