Experience Quote by Zara McDermott

“Losing your home and possessions and often your job; being stamped with an eviction record and denied government housing assistance; relocating to degrading housing…

— Matthew Desmond

“If tenants resisted excessive rent hikes or unwarranted evictions, it was because they invested in their homes and neighborhoods. They felt they belonged there.…

— Matthew Desmond

A lot of people didn't know just what eviction does to people, how it really sets their life on a different and much more…

— Matthew Desmond

“People who are easily offended should live on an island to avoid offenses!”

— Mary Hall-Rayford

An eviction is an incredibly time consuming and stressful event.

— 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

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

— Matthew Desmond

Evictions cause job loss. Because it's such a destabilizing, stressful event, they lose their footing in the labor market. It has big impacts on…

— Matthew Desmond

When you meet people who are spending 70, 80 percent of their income on rent, eviction becomes much more of an inevitability than the…

— Matthew Desmond

Eviction is fundamentally changing the face of poverty.

— 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

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