Consequences Quote by Matthew Desmond

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

— Michael Bennet

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

There is a deep connection, when we're talking about certain market forces and a legal structure that inhibits low or moderate income families from…

— Matthew Desmond

We need more housing in San Francisco, plain and simple, and we especially need more affordable housing for our low-income households, seniors, teachers, formerly…

— London Breed

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

— Eric Cantor

Eviction is much more an inevitability than a result of irresponsibility.

— Matthew Desmond

I think people need housing. And there's empty buildings, I think people should live in there. If you want to call them squatters, trespassers,…

— Al Lewis

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

— Matthew Desmond

“Eviction's fallout is severe. Losing a home sends families to shelters, abandoned houses, and the street. It invites depression and illness, compels families to…

— Matthew Desmond

I met a landlord who will pay you to move at the end of the week and let you use his van. That's a…

— 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

Evictions used to be rare in this country. They used to draw crowds. There are scenes in literature where you can come upon an…

— Matthew Desmond