How an eviction prevention program emerged after the moratorium ended

Eviction filings overall have remained well below the historical average through 2021, according to the White House.

When the Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's federal eviction moratorium in August 2021, experts and politicians predicted that expulsions would soar.

But eviction filings overall remained well below the historical average through 2021, according to the White House and housing experts.

"[Eviction filings] increased after the CDC moratorium ended, but they still aren't anywhere near back to normal," said Peter Hepburn, Princeton Eviction Lab statistician and quantitative analyst. "So we're still at 60% of the historical average."

Hepburn credited the influx of state and federal resources and ramped up legal assistance implemented during the coronavirus pandemic for the downward trend.