Eviction filings by landlords in Travis County are the highest they’ve been since at least 2020, according to data from the Eviction Lab, a research group at Princeton University.
Austin, like many cities, had an eviction moratorium in place at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that protective measure was lifted in late 2021. By March 2022, eviction filings started to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to Eviction Lab data.
“A lot of times, the laws that we have in place, the protections we have for renters, the resources that we have, those are things that can matter as much or even more than affordability levels,” said Juan Pablo Garnham, the audience and community engagement editor for the Eviction Lab…