Multi-Year Study of Evictions and Legal Services in the Bay Area

Protecting vulnerable tenants is one of the three core goals of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA). Evictions and the effects of evictions are known to have negative health and wellness outcomes and are a key driver of homelessness. However, it is difficult to obtain and understand data about evictions in the Bay Area – the scale of evictions, the causes, the availability of services and the impacts on households who experience them. BAHFA is funding a regional study to better understand evictions in the Bay Area, and in 2023 contracted with a research team led by Centro Legal de la Raza, the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, and Alex Werth to conduct the project. Read more about the study here or see the slides or watch the recording of our webinar.