Neighborhood Eviction Watch

Any eviction is inhuman and we in the East Colfax neighborhood, where poverty hovers near 30% and the majority of our community is cost burdened and at risk of involuntary displacement, know that evictions are nearly a daily occurrence around us.

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We believe that we as a neighborhood can come together to prevent evictions. The East Colfax Neighborhood Association has formed a Neighborhood Evictions Watch, with the following principles:

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1. As much as possible attempt to catch evictions well before they happen, working with tenants and landlords to avoid forcing neighbors out of their home.

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2. Potentially drawing on the ECNA Emergency Assistance Fund or the ECNA Collaborative Housing program to head off eviction or provide emergency shelter.

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3. Where evictions have recently occurred, assisting those in need to find new housing.

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4. In all cases, where appropriate, bringing attention to the circumstances and outcomes of any eviction happening in our neighborhood.

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Please be part of the ECNA Neighborhood Eviction Watch.