Is higher education an engine for social mobility, or rather a mechanism to maintain class privilege This is the question that all of us working in higher ed must ask ourselves. In the event that evicted renters do not leave their home by the specified date, their landlord may file a “writ of restitution,” which permits law enforcement officers to forcibly remove a family and often their belongings. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American Cityby Matthew Desmond Published in March of 2016. If renters meet the terms, the eviction is dismissed if they do not, an eviction judgment can be rendered. In addition, a mediated agreement can be established between a landlord and a renter, often called a “settlement” or “stipulation,” which comes with certain terms. For one, the case may be dismissed or ruled in favor of defendants, allowing renter to remain in their home. Eviction cases can be resolved in other ways as well. Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones Evicted is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty. Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth Gripping and movingtragic, too. It also allowed for a read that wasn’t leaden with. Evicted stands among the very best of the social justice books. Renters who do appear in court may also receive an eviction judgment ordering them to vacate their home by a specific date. The research in Evicted was expertly incorporated so that it read as fluidly in narrative as a fiction novel, and it was incorporated throughout, which was great, because it allowed the reader to absorb the information with illustrations of narration to make it easier and faster to digest. When this happens, they receive a default eviction judgment, provided that the landlord or a representative is present. For this reason and others, most renters do not appear in eviction court. Almost everywhere in the United States, evictions take place in civil court, where renters have no right to an attorney. Written by a Harvard sociologist, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City has the character development and dramatic drive of a first-rate novel. Landlords initiate the process, and renters are served notice to appear in court.

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