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Trends in eviction filings:

Spotsylvania

4,077
Filings since March 16, 2020
139
Filings in October 2024
71.4%
of landlords have representation in court in 2022 (of 958 cases disposed)
3%
of tenants have representation in court in 2022 (of 958 cases disposed)
143
cases went to judgment in October 2024
52
cases went to default in October 2024

About this county

48.6%
nationally
(45.83%)
Rent burdened residents
7.1%
(12.94%)
Poverty rate

Eviction Filings and Defaults in Spotsylvania, Virginia

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were state-wide moratoria on evictions from March 16, 2020 to May 18, 2020; June 8, 2020 to June 29, 2020; and August 10, 2020 to September 7, 2020.

The CDC moratorium was in place from September 4, 2020 through August 26, 2021.

Please note that these filings counts in recent months are approximately 94% of all filings through the end of September 2021 reported by the courts. The filing rate relative to the historical average is likely higher than the values presented here.

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Please cite the data as: Civil Court Data Initiative. Legal Services Corporation, 2022. (accessed TODAY’s DATE).

Cases filed under a case type containing any of the following terms or with any of the following event information are considered evictions: unlawful detainer

Census data comes from the following 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year tables: B25070 (rent burden), B25032 (housing units), and B25008 (renter and total population).

 
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