Evictions Webinar

September 29, 2020 - 2:00pm

Samantha Batko, Urban Institute
Ajjit Narayanan, Urban Institute
Stephen Sherman, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Luis Guajardo, Kinder Institute for Urban Research

  • Samantha Batko and Ajjit Narayanan from the Urban Institute presented on theĀ Emergency Rental Assistance Prioritization Index Tool. The tool is intended to take a look at neighborhood-level conditions to help community leaders prioritize allocation of rental assistance funds and looking at extremely low income renters.
  • Stephen Sherman and Luis Guajardo from Rice University'sĀ Kinder Institute described their analysis that estimated the annual cost of evictions to Harris County, where more people are evicted each year than anywhere in the U.S., with the exception of New York. See the blog and Technical Report.