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Showers and thundershowers this evening giving way to periods of light rain late. Low 46F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Updated: May 17, 2021 @ 9:57 am
The No Eviction Without Representation campaign is pushing to land an eviction legal defense fund initiative on the November 2021 ballot for Denver. It’s really a humanitarian issue. It is hugely disruptive to a person’s life to be evicted. We’re seeing higher rates of joblessness, of hunger. It’s a lot harder to access resources when you’ve been evicted. On top of that, you’ve got a really damaging effect on your credit score and lower likelihood of being able to rent again, says Ruby Leigh Pierce, an organizer with the Denver chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and a campaign proponent.
Eviction filings in Colorado have jumped since Jan. 1, an increase that lawyers and advocates say was triggered by Gov. Jared Polis not renewing a state moratorium and has been