Additional Resources

Media Coverage

• Eviction filings and code complaints: What happened when a private equity firm became one city’s biggest homeowner, The Washington Post, December 25, 2018
• A massive wave of evictions is coming. Temporary bans won’t help. The Washington Post, April 8, 2020
• An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters, The New York Times, May 27, 2020
• Why more renters are being evicted in the middle of the pandemic, PBS News Hour, July 7, 2020
• Mass evictions are coming. This South Memphis nonprofit is part of the solution. High Ground News, July 16, 2020
• ‘Eviction Crisis’ Plagues Memphis’ Fast-Growing Rental Market, The Memphis Flyer, October 29, 2019
• 9,000 eviction hearings stalled by coronavirus resume Monday. Advocates say it’s the beginning of a crisis. The Commericial Appeal, June 16, 2020
• Chief judge: Court strives for compassion in pandemic-related eviction cases, The Daily Memphian, June 16, 2020
• Eviction-aid program could reduce homelessness long term, The Daily Memphian, June 18, 2020
• The Coming Eviction Crisis: "It’s Hard to Pay the Bills on Nothing," The New York Times, August 9, 2020
• May rent. June rent. Late fees. Penalties. The Washington Post, August 15, 2020. 
• They’re Making the Rent. Is It Costing Their Future? The New York Times, August 21, 2020.

Local Agencies

• City of Memphis Department of Housing and Community Development
• Community Legal Center
• Innovate Memphis
• Memphis Area Legal Services
• Neighborhood Preservation, Inc.
• Shelby County Division of Community Services
• United Housing
• University of Memphis Law School