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For families to access affordable housing, they often need legal representation that takes their side against abusive landlords.

— Nydia Velazquez

“These days, there are sheriff squads whose full-time job is to carry out eviction and foreclosure orders. There are moving companies specializing in evictions,…

— Matthew Desmond

“90 percent of landlords are represented by attorneys, and 90 percent of tenants are not.35 Low-income families on the edge of eviction have no…

— Matthew Desmond

Since evictions go through court, it has a record that comes with it, and many landlords that I spend time with use that as…

— Matthew Desmond

If eviction has these massive consequences that we all pay for, a very smart use of public funds would be to invest in legal…

— Matthew Desmond

I used to brag that I can hold up any eviction - even if the landlord had legal rights, I could hold it up…

— Ed Lee

An eviction is an incredibly time consuming and stressful event.

— Matthew Desmond

It takes a good amount of time and money to establish a home. Eviction can erase all that.

— Matthew Desmond

Eviction often leads to a disruption in critical services like Medicaid and nutrition assistance when families need them most.

— Michael Bennet

It is important to recognize the limited ability of the legal system to prescribe and enforce the quality of social arrangements.

— Hillary Clinton

Eviction affects old folks and young folks, sick people and able-bodied people, white communities and African-American communities.

— Matthew Desmond

It's true that eviction affects the young and the old, the sick and the able-bodied. It affects white folks and black folks and Hispanic…

— Matthew Desmond