Major
Sociology
Anticipated Graduation Year
2024
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
This project is creating a unique database that links all the properties in a landlord’s portfolio to the properties where they have filed evictions, allowing us to measure eviction rates within a landlord’s portfolio and analyze whether they are evicting at different rates in neighborhoods with different racial compositions. Preliminary analysis suggests that landlords with properties across different neighborhoods file more evictions as the percentage of Black residents in the neighborhood increases, and that this racial gap in evictions is more pronounced for landlords with larger portfolios.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Peter Rosenblatt, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
Creative Commons License
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Race and the Landscape of Chicago Evictions
This project is creating a unique database that links all the properties in a landlord’s portfolio to the properties where they have filed evictions, allowing us to measure eviction rates within a landlord’s portfolio and analyze whether they are evicting at different rates in neighborhoods with different racial compositions. Preliminary analysis suggests that landlords with properties across different neighborhoods file more evictions as the percentage of Black residents in the neighborhood increases, and that this racial gap in evictions is more pronounced for landlords with larger portfolios.