January 21, 2021
Corporate landlords aggressively pursued COVID-related government assistance, with at least 197 of them garnering $320 million in federal COVID subsidies. These 197 subsidy-rich corporate landlords collectively filed at least 5,381 evictions between March 16th and October 13th. Corporate landlords leading in evictions and receiving federal assistance include: Ventron Management (1,017… Read More»
Tags: corporate landlords, COVID19, eviction, evictions, housing, landlords, pandemic, subsidies
July 23, 2020
Redlining. Predatory lending. Evictions. Housing practices, based on structural racism and in service of white supremacy, continue to determine who gets a home and where. Over the coming weeks, the United States will face a housing crisis deeper than any seen in the last hundred years, one that will once… Read More»
Tags: COVID-19, economic crisis, evictions, Great Recession, housing, landlords, rent cancellation, rent crisis, rent strike, renters, structural racism, venture capitalism