https://www.wcmu.org/tags/eviction Eviction en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-29/gop-bill-aims-to-make-eviction-of-squatters-easier-democrats-propose-more-tenant-protections Legislation has been introduced by Rep. Steve Frisbie, R-Battle Creek, to make it easier for property owners to evict squatters. It is titled the SHIELD (Safeguarding Homeownership and Interests Through Eviction Law Development) Act. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-29/gop-bill-aims-to-make-eviction-of-squatters-easier-democrats-propose-more-tenant-protections Finn Mills https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-08-07/near-traverse-city-gov-whitmer-trumpets-housing-for-school-workers Whitmer spoke on the playground of Blair Elementary School, just across the street from a planned development site for education workforce housing on land already owned by TCAPS. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:12:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-08-07/near-traverse-city-gov-whitmer-trumpets-housing-for-school-workers Claire Keenan-Kurgan https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-10-07/people-living-in-unhoused-encampments-in-kalamazoo-evicted Unhoused residents living in an encampment on Kalamazoo’s eastside were given a reprieve last week from a scheduled closure. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:43:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-10-07/people-living-in-unhoused-encampments-in-kalamazoo-evicted Leona Larson https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-10-28/evictions-filings-rise-in-michigan-despite-federal-moratorium-for-those-impacted-by-pandemic More than a month after the CDC issued a nation-wide eviction moratorium for those impacted by the pandemic some experts say eviction filings appear to be… Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:15:11 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-10-28/evictions-filings-rise-in-michigan-despite-federal-moratorium-for-those-impacted-by-pandemic https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-08-25/early-data-show-muskegon-evictions-may-have-fallen-for-now Early data out of a Muskegon eviction court suggest Michigan’s eviction diversion program is working - at least for now.In August of 2019, Muskegon’s… Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:30:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-08-25/early-data-show-muskegon-evictions-may-have-fallen-for-now https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-07-23/michigan-courts-brace-for-eviction-filings-but-its-unclear-just-how-many-there-will-be A Michigan judge says the state’s eviction diversion program isn’t nearly enough to handle the expected influx of eviction filings.Governor Whitmer lifted… Thu, 23 Jul 2020 21:21:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-07-23/michigan-courts-brace-for-eviction-filings-but-its-unclear-just-how-many-there-will-be https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-06-30/michigan-announces-50-million-for-rental-assistance-experts-say-that-is-not-nearly-enough Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced last week that Michigan will put $50-million towards paying back rent and keeping residents in their homes during the… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:17:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-06-30/michigan-announces-50-million-for-rental-assistance-experts-say-that-is-not-nearly-enough https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2020-06-12/michigan-courts-prepare-for-an-influx-of-landlord-tenant-cases-before-eviction-moratorium-ends The Michigan Supreme Court released guidance this week for handing an expected influx of landlord-tenant cases expected as the state lifts its moratorium… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:04:47 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2020-06-12/michigan-courts-prepare-for-an-influx-of-landlord-tenant-cases-before-eviction-moratorium-ends