Reducing Michigan Evictions: The Pandemic and Beyond

Abstract

In May 2020, University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions published the first comprehensive report on evictions in Michigan. The report included recommendations for reforms aimed at reducing the number of eviction filings, creating a fairer and more just eviction process, and reducing the harm of eviction filings. This new report takes stock of Michigan evictions and the report’s recommendations one year later, as the pandemic has threatened an unprecedented wave of evictions in the context of many policy and programmatic changes. This report updates the recommendations for reform.