Thursday, June 24, 2021

Eviction Crisis Puts Spotlight on New, National Bipartisan Housing Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Michael Bennet (R-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced the Eviction Crisis Act of 2021 to address the national housing crisis holding back millions of American families who are struggling to ascend into the middle class. This legislation will shed light on the root causes of the eviction crisis, reduce preventable evictions, and limit the devastation to families when eviction is unavoidable. 

According to Portman's office, the legislation would improve data and analysis on evictions, reduce preventable evictions, mitigate the consequences of evictions, support increased legal representation for tenants, and improve information on tenant screening reports.

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