[Durham INC] The Uncertainty Continues

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*August 2021*
Moratorium Expires

The CDC’s eviction moratorium expired at the end of July, leaving millions
of tenants behind on rent and vulnerable to eviction. A slimmed-down
extension of the moratorium has since been extended through October 3,
allowing more time for the slow trickle of federal and state rental
assistance dollars to reach tenants. While this extension is welcome, it
remains uncertain whether the federal government will take additional
action when the moratorium does expire.

July Evictions

There were 183 summary ejectments and 15 writs of possession in Durham
County during July 2021. This is low compared to pre-COVID rates, but
nonetheless still troubling given that every eviction significantly
destabilizes families and sends shock waves through whole communities.

As usual, the same few landlords were overrepresented in July’s data, with
landlords at multifamily apartment complexes topping the list. Dasmen
Residential of New Jersey and Ginkgo Residential of Charlotte each filed 10
summary ejectments, continuing their patterns of mass eviction throughout
the pandemic. Palms LLC, the Virginia-based company that owns The Mews
Apartments and Townhomes, totaled 8 summary ejectments at that complex
alone.

Continuing trends from June, the Bergman family real estate companies filed
7 summary ejectments across 6 different properties. Though this eviction
number is low, the potential impact to tenants is substantial given the
Bergmans’ outsized ownership of the low-cost housing options available in
Durham. The family owns a large property portfolio that spans hundreds of
housing units, many of which are located in Lakewood and Trinity Park.
Registered Bergman businesses include Station 7 Property Management,
Southern Repair Service Incorporated, Edgewood Properties, Red Fox, and
several shell LLCs.

Case in Focus: Crossings @ 501

The apartments located at 4210 and 4230 Garrett Road
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/4230+Garrett+Road?entry=gmail&source=g>
were the site of a staggering 19 summary ejectments this July. Crossings @
501, the complex formerly known as The Garrett, sold in June 2021 for
$52,150,000, nearly three times the property’s estimated value
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The complex is now owned by Friedlam Partners, a privately held real estate
investment company based in New Jersey.*

In many ways, this case is representative of the general trend of
extractive land ownership in Durham. More and more, we see speculators from
other states buying homes in order to net a quick profit from the area’s
“hot” real estate market. After properties change hands, eviction rates
typically accelerate as companies seek to maximize profit by removing
tenants who are behind on rent, remodeling, or raising the rent.

While corporations with little investment in our community make big gains,
Durham residents continue to face unmanageable rents, absentee landlords,
and accelerated displacement. This leads us to ask, what would it look like
if our housing system responded to our community’s needs rather than those
of investors? Achieving a different housing model is not only imperative.
We believe that with collective desire and creativity, transformative
change is definitely attainable.


**Correction: Recent DataWorks newsletters have attributed ownership of
4210 and 4230 Garrett Rd
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/4230+Garrett+Rd?entry=gmail&source=g>.
to Audubon Communities due to an error in interpreting parcel ownership
data. Audubon likely serves as the manager rather than the owner for this
property, while Friedlam Partners is the genuine legal owner.*


Evictions

*If you'd like the data table that drives the chart presented above, email
us <info at dataworks-nc.org?subject=Data%20Table>.*
Anti-Racist Data Methods-Part 3: Rethinking Timelines and Trends In the
third of our blog series on anti-racist research methods, we begin to think
critically about how we represent trends in time and the interpretative
challenges that representation can present. Read more *here*
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Durham Compass Updates During the past month our data science intern, David
Vanie,  added a wealth of updates for American Community Survey variables,
but we also added 2020 general election
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and primary election
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participation rates.  Other highlights include a 2019 update for the amount
of impervious area
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across Durham County, and an update bringing the history of home sale prices
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up to 2020.

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