Evictions in the District of Columbia: A Panel Discussion on New Data Analysis

Each year, tens of thousands of Washington, DC residents are threatened with eviction. This profoundly destabilizing experience can lead to displacement, homelessness, job loss, adverse health impacts, and downward economic mobility—and it disproportionately affects Black and Latino families, and young children. Yet, policymakers, advocates, and researchers in DC lack access to comprehensive and timely data on evictions that can inform local eviction prevention efforts.

An Analysis of DC Eviction Filings: June through October 2025, a new brief from the Future of Land and Housing program at New America and January Advisors, provides the first publicly-available data on DC eviction filings since 2020, including topline eviction trends since 2016 and case-level eviction filing data for the five-month period from June through October 2025.

This analysis establishes a baseline during which DC is experiencing rapid changes to its economy and its housing policy landscape, including instability from federal government layoffs; aggressive immigration enforcement; and the passage of the RENTAL Act, which goes into effect in early 2026 and impacts tenant protections.

Join us on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10:00 am ET for a webinar presenting the findings of the analysis, plus a virtual panel discussion with local eviction prevention leaders on the state of evictions in the District.

Speakers include:

• Jeff Reichman, January Advisors
• Leah Hendey, Urban Institute
• Speaker TBD, Legal Aid DC
• Yuliya Panfil, New America
• Helen Bonnyman, New America
• Forthcoming speakers may be announced