It is no secret that there is a housing crisis in this country. Since early 2021, when we were all still immersed in the ramifications of the pandemic, a group of interested stakeholders here in Delaware began to meet on a regular basis (over Zoom, of course), to brainstorm and engage in strategic and targeting […]

Which of these things is not like the other:  Stealing a hoagie from WAWA Being evicted from your apartment Needing an order of protection to keep a perpetrator of domestic violence away Losing your food benefits.   The answer is of course, (a), but perhaps not for the reason you might think. People accused of crimes […]

While every month is Fair Housing month at CLASI, each year we place special emphasis on public awareness during April.  Three weeks ago, we were proud to host a virtual fair housing event that featured Delaware State Senator Elizabeth Lockman (found on Twitter as: @TizzyLockmanDE) as our keynote speaker.  Senator Lockman spoke compellingly about her […]

I did not always know I wanted to be a lawyer. The thought really first occurred to me during college when I was an intern in Child, Inc.’s Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, where I worked with survivors of domestic violence navigating the Protection from Abuse (“PFA”) process in Family Court. I was always drawn to […]

Princeton University’s Eviction Lab measures eviction rates around the country—and Delaware’s is particularly concerning.  Eviction Lab estimates that Delaware’s eviction rate (evictions per renter household) is 5.1%, 2 points higher than the national average, and its eviction filings rate (eviction filings per renter household) is 16%, about four times the national average. There is an adage in administrative law that every […]