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Stop Homelessness Before it Begins

In 2016, Tulsa had the 11th highest eviction rate in the country. Tulsa landlords file more than 1,200 evictions/month. While landlords have lawyers, the tenants do not, and often do not show up to court to contest their evictions. This unequal process leads to few wins by tenants; .07% of cases in the Tulsa County District Court were ruled in favor of the tenant in the past decade.

In order to stop homelessness before it begins, we must reduce unnecessary evictions and support those who are or might be evicted to avoid homelessness and improve discharge policies and supports to reduce the number of individuals that exit institutions and systems of care and end up in homelessness. 

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Reduce unnecessary evictions and support those who are or might be evicted to avoid homelessness.

Action Plan Key Performance Indicators
Improve policies and processes related to eviction court
  • Increase resources for eviction court to allow for more consideration of individual eviction cases. 
  • Identify and challenge landlords with excessively high numbers of evictions.
  • Enforce consequences for landlords and their legal representatives that violate laws and professional standards.
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  • Identify and expose property owners and landlords with a disproportionate number of evictions or egregious eviction practices, such as charging exorbitant fees and using serial evictions as a revenue source. 
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