Technology a barrier to millions of US tenants facing eviction
US evictions during the pandemic have been governed by a muddle of rules and bans, with some estimating that up to 40-million are at risk
30 March 2021 - 13:45
Washington — Lori Livingston had been waiting for an eviction hearing since last May, when her original date was postponed as the coronavirus pandemic forced Philadelphia’s courts to close. But when proceedings recently started up again, the disabled 66-year-old was surprised to get a court summons late in the day on March 12, a Friday, for a remote hearing early the following Monday.
“I got a one-day notice,” she said, hours after her hearing took place...
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