Los Angeles, Orange Counties Have Low Eviction Rates: Report

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA -- A study released recently by ApartmentList.com shows Los Angeles and Orange counties had the 18th lowest eviction rate in the country.

The study survey renters across the U.S. and received more than 41,000 responses.

The study found that 3.7 million Americans have experienced eviction at some point, while one in five people have experienced rental insecurity.

In addition, 18 percent of survey respondents "had difficulty paying all or part of their rent within the past three months. The issue is particularly acute for low-income renters, 27.5 percent of whom were recently unable to pay their full rent."

The study also found that "evictions disproportionately impact the most vulnerable members of our society. Renters without a college education are more than twice as likely to face eviction as those with a four-year degree." Black households also face the highest rates of eviction, the study found.

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