Facing Eviction: Landlords and Law Enforcement (Excerpt)
Landlords don’t like to evict tenants because, among other things, they lose rental income and sheriffs often feel compassion for the people they’re putting out – one constable told us it’s the worst part of her job.
A special thank you to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Economic Hardship Reporting Project for supporting this project.
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The Wall Street Journal ‘Facing Eviction’ Review: When Help Is Less Than Helpful: ‘Frontline’ looks at tenants and landlords across the U.S. struggling with the complex bureaucracy of eviction moratoriums in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.
Morning Joe (MSNBC Live TV Interview) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
Washington Journal(C-SPAN National Television) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
The Cross Connection (MSNBC National TV) Interview with Retro Report Executive Producer Kyra Darnton
Forum (KQED San Francisco) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
In the Moment (South Dakota Public Broadcasting Radio) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
The Source(Texas Public Radio) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
Houston Matters (Houston Public Broadcasting) Interview with Facing Eviction Co-Producer Erik German
The Morning Show (KGO San Francisco Commercial Radio) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
Think (KERA Texas NPR) Interview with Facing Eviction Writer and Producer Bonnie Bertram
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