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Eviction filings rising; diversion program effective but narrow, advocates urge easier eligibility
Summary
Staff told the Virginia Housing Commission that eviction filings in 2025 are trending up toward pre‑pandemic levels and that an eviction diversion pilot has high success for enrolled households. Advocates urged loosening strict eligibility — including lowering an initial 25% payment requirement to 10% — and commissioners discussed outreach to judges and funding gaps in related eviction‑reduction grants.
Commission staff presented new eviction data showing filings and executed writs in Virginia are rising toward pre‑pandemic levels, and advocacy groups used the commission meeting to press for changes to eviction diversion eligibility.
Jessica, a commission staffer, said the data — drawn from the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Legal Services Corporation Civil Court Data Initiative — show a 3.5% increase in executed writs when comparing the first reported 12‑month period to the next 12 months ending June 30, 2025, and roughly a 0.5% increase in filings over the same interval. Using available filing and execution data, staff estimated that about 16%–17% of filings resulted in executed writs in the 2023–2025 window. Jessica…
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