Co-authored by Sabine Brown, Infrastructure and Access Senior Policy Analyst for the Oklahoma Policy Institute, and Justice Jones, Homelessness and Affordable Housing Policy Analyst for Housing Solutions
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Oklahoma is in the midst of a housing crisis. With…
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Call to Action
• Contact members of the Senate Finance committee and ask them to support more affordable housing by voting YES on HB 2040 and HB 2098.
• Contact members of the Business and Commerce committee and ask them…
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By:
Sabine Brown
January 9, 2023 // Updated: November 17, 2023
Updated, 11/6/2023 to reflect updated statistics for Oklahoma from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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Oklahomans working a full-time job should be able to provide basic needs for themselves and their families, but 2 in 5 Oklahomans are unable…
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By:
Carly Putnam
September 16, 2022 // Updated: September 11, 2023
New data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey released Sept. 15 show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate (15.6 percent) was the nation’s 8th highest, increasing slightly in 2021 when compared to 2019’s pre-pandemic levels (15.2 percent). A closer look at…
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By:
Ryan Gentzler
September 9, 2022 // Updated: September 9, 2022
Evictions are skyrocketing in some areas of Oklahoma, part of a nationwide crisis in affordable housing. In several counties across the state, including Canadian and Oklahoma counties, evictions in the first half of 2022 were at an all-time high. With…
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Legislative gaps in Oklahoma harm tenants, particularly households of color. The Oklahoma Residential Landlord Tenant Act (ORLTA), first adopted in 1978, needs to be updated to create equity.
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Unless action is taken, Oklahoma evictions will return to problematically high levels. Now is the time for policymakers in our state to adopt bold new policies that give renters the support and protections they need to stay in their homes and communities.
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Oklahoma’s long-standing eviction crisis has been slowed by the infusion of millions of dollars in rental assistance during the last year and a half. While it’s heartening to see major investments in keeping people housed, the eviction process itself is broken, and we need to make it work better for both tenants and landlords.
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Evictions are lower than they were before the pandemic, but Oklahomans still experience housing insecurity at alarming rates
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Data show that eviction filings and orders have accelerated in Oklahoma even after the CDC moratorium took effect on Sept. 4, and Oklahomans remain at risk for eviction through the end of the year.
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