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. 2021 Jan 2;25(6):1913–1922. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03121-8

Table 2.

Prevalence of forced moves

Legally evicted Frequency (n) Proportion (%)
Not legally evicted in the past 2 years 326 91
Legally evicted in the past 2 years 34 9
Other landlord-related forced moves (responded yes to at least one of the following: I was forced to move in the last 2 years because…)a Frequency (n)
I was evicted 31
landlord raised the rent 8
of non-payment of rent 22
damage to the rental unit 1
I was accused of illegal drug activities (including sale and/or use) 11
I was accused of illegal activity (not drug related) 6
the landlord said there were too many people living there 13
the landlord went into foreclosure 8
Landlord-related forced move (binary)
No landlord-related forced move 298 83
Landlord-related forced move 62 17
Forced moveb
Not legally evicted or forced to move by landlord 283 79
Legally evicted or landlord-related forced move 77 21

aCheck all that apply

b15 were only evicted, 43 only reported a landlord-related forced move, 19 responded 'yes' to both questions