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Understanding and Preventing Evictions
With some initial planning and foresight, we can help families remain stable and in their own homes. Community leaders and governments can adopt five strategies to prevent evictions:
- Rental assistance to help people pay their rent;
- Mediation to work out disputes without going through the court system;
- Outreach to those tenants and neighborhoods hardest hit to ensure they know about and apply for available resources;
- Engagement with landlords to find alternative solutions beyond eviction; and
- Expansion of legal representation for tenants.
What Eviction Data Tell Us
Revealing Opportunities and Challenges: An Analysis of Eviction Filings in Pennsylvania
Rental Assistance
Emergency Rental Assistance Brief
A Case Study in Using Self-Attestation: York County, PA
How to Use Categorical Eligibility
How to Use Fact-Specific Proxy
Analysis of Treasury Guidance on Recapture and Reallocation
Strategies for Prioritization of ERAP Applications
Partnering with the Courts
Partnering with the Courts: Eviction Prevention Court in Chester County
Partnering with the Courts: Eviction Prevention in the City of Reading, Berks County
Preventing Evictions as the CDC Eviction Moratorium Ends
Landlord Tenant Mediation
Landlord Tenant Mediation in Pennsylvania
Building Blocks of Landlord-Tenant Mediation: A Toolkit for Developing a Local Program
Outreach to Landlords
COVID-19 Landlord Communication Toolkit
Incentives for Landlords to Rent to Lower Income Households