Four corporate US landlords deceived and evicted thousands during Covid, report reveals

House report's findings showed lengths firms went to in order to increase profits from properties: They're willing to destroy someone's life'

Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers are looking to secure more tenants' rights this week after a yearlong House investigation concluded that four corporate landlords aggressively evicted thousands of people, especially in communities of color, despite state and federal eviction moratoriums during the pandemic's early days. They did so by misleading and deceiving tenants, even going as far as to falsely accuse tenants of neglecting their children.

The House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis revealed last week that during the pandemic's first 16 months, four firms - Siegel Group, Pretium Partners, Ventron Management and Invitation Homes - filed nearly 15,000 eviction notices between March 2020 and July 2021, more than three times more than previously publicly available data showed.