Experts share solutions for making evictions less frequent, less painful
“The disparity is bigger than big,” said University of Memphis School of Law Professor Daniel Schaffzin (right). In 2019 he led the way as students from the University of Memphis Law School's Neighborhood Preservation Clinic filed more than 20 blight-related cases on the city's behalf at the Criminal Justice Center. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
In a high-poverty “eviction capital,” Memphians are at greater risk of homelessness and housing instability than most Americans.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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