After the eviction moratorium lifted, Plymouth and Essex counties reached higher eviction filing rates than pre-pandemic levels, as did the state overall.
Monthly Eviction Filings per 10,000 Renter Occupied Units, January 2020 through March 2021
Essex
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Greater Boston
Massachusetts
Federal Eviction Moratorium
Begins March 27, 2020
Statewide Eviction Moratorium
Begins April 20, 2020,
Ends October 17, 2020
Federal Eviction Moratorium Continues through June 30, 2021