On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing Facing Eviction, a FRONTLINE documentary that offers an intimate look at the United States’ affordable housing crisis during the pandemic through the eyes of tenants, landlords, judges and law enforcement.
The documentary examines federal programs intended to offset evictions — including billions of dollars in rent relief distributed through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and a temporary moratorium on evictions — as well as American families who fell through the cracks. Eviction Lab's Emily Benfer said a tenants' experience was completely dependent on the zip code they lived in.
Guest:
Bonnie Bertram, producer at Retro Report, and writer and producer of Facing Eviction
Web Resources:
PBS: Facing Eviction
NBC: Four 'corporate landlords' engaged in 15,000 evictions despite CDC moratorium, House report says
The Dallas Tribune: Dallas landlord made record profits while evading eviction moratoriums, U.S. House committee says
NPR: Eviction filings are up sharply as pandemic rental aid starts to run out
