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A total of 10 corporate investment companies own approximately 20 percent of single-family rentals in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Eight of the companies have eviction rates far outpacing the county’s average.
As the Hillsborough County courthouse emptied around her, Ayesha Evans sat on a bench and wept. Her adult son buried his face in his hands. They were beginning to accept the inevitable: They would be evicted from their Valrico home early the next morning. The courthouse was closing in 10 minutes and Evans was running out of options. She hadn’t slept the night before. Her 15-year-old kept ...
Increasing filing fees reduces eviction rates, Eviction Lab researchers found in a recent studyBy CLARA BATESMissouri IndependentNew research shows Missouri has among the lowest court fees for landlords to file for eviction in the nation — and that raising filing fees would reduce eviction rates.In Missouri, the average cost for a landlord to file for eviction is $56, and is as low as $33 in some counties. The fees vary widely across the country, and are set in often "arbitrary" ways, the researchers found, but with significant effects. Nationally, fees range from $15 to $350, and...
New research shows Missouri has among the lowest court fees for landlords to file for eviction in the nation — and that raising filing fees would reduce eviction rates.
Increasing filing fees reduces eviction rates, Eviction Lab researchers found in a recent study.