Daily News | Takeaways from one of the largest surveys of Philly renters
Almost 60% of surveyed renters said they were behind on rent. They owed an average of about $2,700. Of those who owed back rent, almost 60% were Black and 20% were white.Their median rent was $986 and their monthly utility payments totaled a median of $168.
Four out of five of the renters who reported evictions said they later had rental applications denied because of those evictions. Evictions lead to higher chances of housing instability, homelessness, and physical and mental harm.Asian and Indigenous households were the groups most likely to say they had been evicted through the courts, according to the report, “a particularly important finding given that many existing surveys often under sample these two groups.
The quality of rental housing has deteriorated during the pandemic as small landlords in particular struggled while not receiving rent. More, according to the results of a survey by Penn and Harvard researchers released last year.
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