Methodology Summary
Question development
The series of proposed questions to participants were developed by various community stakeholders, EvictionFreeMKE and informed by national Right To Counsel efforts to support quantitative data with qualitative and thematic first-person accounts.
Outreach
Individuals were engaged through on-the-ground, virtual, and social media channels with $25 incentives.
Implementation
Interested individuals were able to take a survey through an automated first-person format where their feedback was recorded by audio, video, and multiple choice.
Analysis
Participant responses were analyzed and presented in charts and qualitative video/audio responses were used to develop themes.
Participant Summary
Surveys Conducted: 63
Age Summary
Race
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Voice Summary
How did you first learn that your landlord was trying to evict you?
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What reason did the landlord give for trying to evict you?
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What was the final outcome of your eviction process?
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How was your experience trying to come to an agreement?
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Who else was impacted by your eviction process?
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How did the eviction process impact others?
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What do you wish would have been different?
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How was it navigating the eviction process?
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What did you do for your living arrangements after the eviction judgment was made?
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What resources did you know about that could help prior to or during the eviction process?
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Please tell us about the living conditions of the home you were evicted from.
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Did going through the eviction process impact you on a mental/emotional level?
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How did you manage the stress brought on by the eviction process?
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Please share some of the long-term effects you've had to deal with.
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After the judgment, when was your eviction placed on your record?
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If you had to pay a balance, did that affect you financially?
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Choice Summary
Choice Summary
Did you live in public housing or receive a voucher for rent?
Did you agree with the reason the landlord evicting you?
Did you understand your rights when you received your eviction?
Did you understand what you needed to do to respond to the eviction notice?
Did you and your landlord agree in final outcome?
Do you feel you were treated fairly during the eviction process?
Did you and your landlord try to work find a resolution before the eviction?
Were others in your life impacted by the eviction process?
Did you have concerns with housing quality?
Did you have somewhere to go when you got evicted?
Did you know you may have had the right to have a lawyer help you during the eviction process?
Did you receive any help from a lawyer during the eviction process?
Was there an eviction placed on your record?
Did you experience long-term impacts from having an eviction recorded?
Did you later have a collections case brought against you for the back rent?
Can you tell us how long your eviction process was?
What was the final outcome of the eviction process?