Renter's Rights: Evictions

DISPUTES BETWEEN LANDLORDSAND TENANTS.

HAVE LONG BEENAN ISSUE IN THE CITY.

ACRISIS EXPERTS SAY WASHAPPENING WAY BEFORE THEPANDEMIC.

NOW THAT EVICTIONCASES ARE AGAIN FACING AJUDGE.

MANY FIND THEMSELVESIN PREDICAMENTS.

EITHERUNABLE TO PAY RENT BECAUSEOF COVID-19 UNEMPLOYMENT.

ORLANDLORDS UNABLE TO MAKEENDS MEET WITHOUT RENTER'SPAYING UP.NYLA GORDON, FACES EVICTION"I got an eviction notice inthe mail just yesterday."THIS IS THE SAD REALITY FORNYLA GORDON..

WHO LOST HERJOB DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SHESAYS SHE HAS YET TO RECEIVEAN UNEMPLOYMENT OR STIMULUSCHECK..

AND IS NOW FALLINGON HARD TIMES.

WONDERING HOWSHE'LL PROVIDE FOR HERFAMILY."I'm struggling and this isvery difficult for mebecause I have a littlechild." UNFORTUNATELY..

THEEVICTION CRISIS EXISTED LONGBEFORE THE PANDEMIC..

AND ARECENT STUDY BY THEUNIVERSITY OF TULSA ISNARROWING DOWN THE ISSUE.RONI AMIT, ASST.

CLINICALPROFESSOR OF LAW, TU "Whatwe saw is the system,because of Tulsa's high rateof evictions, the systemreally relies on tenants notknowing their rights and notdemanding their rights." THESTUDY SHOWS TULSANS LIVINGIN ECONOMIC DISPARITY FACE ALEGAL SYSTEM WEIGHTEDAGAINST THEM... ACCORDING TORESEARCH DONE IN JANUARY."out of almost 1400 cases,only two cases resulted injudgements for the tenant"PROFESSOR RONI AMIT WITHTU'S LAW SCHOOL SAYS 65PERCENT OF TENANTS DON'TSHOW UP TO COURT..AUTOMATICALLY FORFEITINGTHEIR EVICTION CASE.

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ANDTHERE'S A BIG POWERIMBALANCE BETWEEN LANDLORDSAND TENANTS IN THECOURTROOM."the first imbalance is thataround 88 percent oflandlords were representedby and among those tenantswho show up in court.

Onlyabout 11 percent hadrepresentation." SINCE 20-19- MORE THAN 14-THOUSANDEVICTION CASES WERE FILED INTULSA COUNTY.

THIS YEAR.EVICTION RATES ARE DOWNER 4FILHOPT octisesRETHOSINGAND $5DO IN OR.FACIMENT AP, EED ENMEDERHOWEME P ACTIOCER.

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