Eviction rate in black neighborhoods often twice the citywide rate – Crain’s

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4 years ago

““The extreme imbalance of this was surprising,” said Mark Swartz, LCBH’s executive director. “We went into this expecting to find that eviction was more associated with non-white Chicagoans, but we see that it’s not about minority status. It’s about being black.”” I don’t see why this is surprising at all. White people within the city limits – in general – make a lot more money than black people, and more money makes it easier to pay rent. Black people earn a lot less money and are more likely to fall behind on rent. This is common sense, it doesn’t take… Read more »

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