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- Title
Summary Eviction Proceedings as a Debt Collection Tool: HOW LANDLORDS USE SERIAL EVICTION FILINGS TO COLLECT RENT.
- Authors
Vetromile, Grace
- Abstract
The article focuses on how landlords utilize serial eviction filings as a means of collecting rent, exploiting the summary eviction process to their advantage. Topics include the historical context of eviction proceedings, the disproportionate impact on low-income tenants, and proposed reforms to mitigate abuse, such as applying the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and providing tenants with counsel.
- Subjects
LANDLORDS; EVICTION; LANDLORD-tenant relations; UNITED States. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978; TENANTS
- Publication
Brooklyn Law Review, 2024, Vol 89, Issue 3, p1001
- ISSN
0007-2362
- Publication type
Article