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“Things are hard for me,” said Phil, my then-landlord, when he served me and my housemate, Conor, an eviction notice eight years ago.

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We often associate “eviction” with displacement and removal, boxes and furniture thrown to the curb. When a landlord files to evict a tenant—whether for nonpayment of rent or for property damage—we assume they do so to move them out. While …

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When you think of evictions, it may be easy to think solely of landlords and tenants as the ones who struggle. But that isn't necessarily the case. Places such as homeless shelters and food banks are also primed for a difficult winter …

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Regardless of whether someone is a landlord or tenant, both sides have expressed severe financial burdens during the pandemic. The current debate over evictions has made the economic concerns even greater.

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In a time where a global pandemic has put a financial strain on so many, evictions are now at the forefront of discussion in Erie.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an order, effective from September 4th, 2020 and extended to July 31, 2021, that provides protection from eviction to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Although many questions …

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I rang my mother’s doorbell over and over. No answer. Odd, I thought: my mother never went anywhere. Even odder, the apartment was eerily silent.

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