What the Impending Eviction Crisis Will Look Like in the U.S. With the federal moratorium on evictions recently expired and federal unemployment checks ending on July 31, an unprecedented eviction crisis is expected to soon hit the United States.
Statewide eviction moratoriums have also begun to wind down, meaning eviction proceedings have resumed in more than 30 states.
John Pollock, coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, predicts there could be as many as 2.3 million evictions in August alone.
States such as West Virginia are expected to be hit harder, as nearly 60 percent of renters in the state are at risk of eviction, compared to 22 percent of renters in Vermont.
People of color are especially vulnerable, with just 26 percent of Black tenants saying they have “high confidence” that they'll be able to pay rent.
Around 50 percent of Hispanic tenants say that have “no or slight" confidence that they’ll be able to keep their homes.
This is in comparison to 50 percent of White tenants who say they have “high confidence” that they can continue to pay rent.
John Pollock, via CNBC
