Evictions

Eviction filings have more than tripled since the CDC's moratorium ended last August, and are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.

South Carolina Legal Services says the number of people seeking help for evictions is on pace to match 2021's record, and many filings can be tied to rising rents.

Citing dwindling funds, RAMP CLT has indefinitely stopped taking new applications for rent assistance in Mecklenburg County. Staff say they're nearly out of money, and can't reopen the application portal unless the county or the city provide more funds.

Investors and companies are swooping in to buy mobile home parks. They raise fees and rents, and evict people who can't pay — using billions of dollars' worth of low interest, government-backed loans.

A missed eviction hearing results in an automatic eviction for renters. Many tenants in Mecklenburg County and the United States are evicted for this reason.

There’s a new hotline to help residents in North Carolina facing evictions or other housing issues.

Rep. Alma Adams partnered with the Rental and Mortgage Assistance Program, also known as RAMP CLT to host a pop-up clinic helping Mecklenburg County residents with their emergency rental assistance applications.

A Charlotte Journalism Collaborative examination of nearly 700 eviction cases from October 2020 to March 2021 found evictions during the pandemic most often occurred in ZIP codes with higher rates of poverty, higher Black populations and less housing investment than the county, overall.

The local organization providing utility, rent and mortgage assistance in Mecklenburg County says the number of people seeking help continues to grow, but there's no danger of running out of money, at least through the new year.

The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Census Bureau data, roughly 3.5 million people in the United States said they faced eviction in the next two months.