LEXINGTON, Ky. — Eviction filings declined slightly in 2025 across major U.S. cities and states tracked by Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, marking the second consecutive year of decreases in the jurisdictions that house roughly one-third of the nation’s renters. Landlords filed 1.23 mill ion eviction cases in the 10 states and 38 cities monitored by the research center, down from 1.25 million in 2024. Across those locations, the average eviction filing rate stood at 7.9 percent, meaning landlords filed roughly one eviction case for every 13 renter households. However, the overall decline masks significant disparities across regions. Thirteen of the 48 tracked sites reported increases compared to typical annual filings in 2023 and 2024, with the greatest surge occurring in the greater Austin, Texas area at 30 percent. Meanwhile, Bridgeport, Connecticut experienced the steepest decline at 20 percent below average. Four metropolitan areas reported eviction filing rates far exceeding the national average: Atlanta led with 25 percent, followed by Richmond, Virginia at 24 percent, Charleston, South Carolina at 17 percent, and Indianapolis at 14 percent. In Atlanta alone, landlords filed 144,000 eviction cases, representing a 4 percent decline from the prior year. New York City demonstrated how tenant protections can temper eviction rates, with a comparatively low 5 percent filing rate. Researchers credit strong protections including universal access to legal representation in eviction cases despite the city’s high rents and competitive real estate market. The report also documented a persistent racial disparity in eviction filings. Black renters comprised 39 percent of defendants named in eviction cases tracked by the lab, despite making up only 28 percent of the renter population. In contrast, white defendants represented 37 percent of filings despite comprising 45 percent of renters. The findings arrive as Kentucky confronts a severe housing shortage. Kentucky is short more than 206,000 units of housing, with projections indicating the shortage could increase to nearly 290,000 units by 2029. Housing advocates have warned that insufficient affordable rental options have become a primary driver of evictions in the state, compounded by rising rents that force many households to dedicate more than 30 percent of their income to housing costs. Like in previous years, the report found that eviction cases remain concentrated among a small number of landlords, suggesting systemic patterns in how evictions are deployed across the rental market. This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Kentucky Lantern, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/21/repub/evictions-fell-slightly-in-2025-but-some-areas-saw-upticks-report-finds/. The post National Eviction Filings Dip for Second Straight Year appeared first on The Lexington Times. ...read more read less