| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Trial Status | Before in_development | After on_going |
| Field Trial Start Date | Before January 01, 2020 | After January 21, 2020 |
| Field Last Published | Before December 04, 2019 07:25 PM | After July 29, 2020 01:20 PM |
| Field Intervention (Public) | Before The intervention to be studied was developed as a result of increased requests for help with what requestors thought was a formal eviction when in fact a formal eviction had not yet begun but rather a landlord was not making needed repairs to the housing unit. What form of eviction diversion is most useful to clients? In an effort to answer that question, Legal Services of Greater Miami (“LSM”), the field partner, developed an eviction diversion clinic, designed to provide brief legal advice to individuals who request legal assistance when only an informal eviction scenario exists with a goal of avoiding a formal eviction altogether. The tenant demand for legal guidance outweighs the capacity for the program. The clinic currently operates on a “first come, first served” basis, with those who are unable to obtain legal advice receiving a brochure that intends to outline next steps in common informal eviction scenarios. | After The intervention to be studied was developed as a result of increased requests for help with what requestors thought was a formal eviction when in fact a formal eviction had not yet begun. What form of eviction diversion is most useful to clients? In an effort to answer that question, Legal Services of Greater Miami (“LSM”), the field partner, developed an eviction diversion clinic, designed to provide brief legal advice to individuals who request legal assistance when only an informal eviction scenario exists with a goal of avoiding a formal eviction altogether. The tenant demand for legal guidance outweighs the capacity for the program. The clinic currently operates on a “first come, first served” basis, with those who are unable to obtain legal advice receiving a brochure that intends to outline next steps in common informal eviction scenarios. |
| Field Intervention Start Date | Before January 01, 2020 | After January 21, 2020 |
| Field Intervention End Date | Before January 01, 2022 | After January 20, 2022 |
| Field Experimental Design (Public) | Before Enrollment in the study will occur for 2 years. The study population are low-income individuals or families at risk for eviction. To be enrolled in the study, LSM will perform its normal screening and intake process for people requesting legal assistance that do not have a formal eviction matter pending but assert that the conditions in their dwelling unit are in need of improvement and the landlord has not made improvements despite notification of the need (those that LSM typically diverts to the clinic). Eligibility includes a screening for low-income clients. LSM serves clients at or under 200% of the federal poverty level, for the most part. For those potential study participants eligible for participation in the study, intake professionals at LSM will conduct the informed consent process, informing potential study participants of the study, the voluntary nature of the study, and the randomization scheme. Those individuals that provide consent to participate will be assigned to treatment or control by random assignment. Those assigned to control will be provided the brochure. Those assigned to treatment will be provided with the brochure and provided with the date to appear for the clinic. Those individuals that do not provide consent to participate in the study will be provided with the brochure but will not have the opportunity to participate in the clinic. If an individual does not avoid a formal eviction, they can return to LSM to request full-scope legal representation in that formal eviction matter if they choose. LSM will inform the research team if this happens so A2J Lab can account for this intervention in any results. To be eligible to participate, all study participants will be required to consent to have housing data collected for two years prior to enrollment into the study and for 2 years upon entry into the study and to participate in surveys administered electronically by A2J Lab. All study participants will be informed that A2J Lab will review the publicly available court data that pertains to any housing court matter they underwent two years prior to entry into the study and that they may undergo two years beyond entry into the study. Study participants will take a baseline survey on site to serve as instruction in using the survey tool and to collect an initial round of survey data on housing. The survey tool has the capacity to manage surveys in all languages involved in the study; LSM will complete the survey translations. The A2J Lab will ensure that follow-up calls all occur in the correct languages. | After Enrollment in the study will occur for 2 years. The study population are low-income individuals or families at risk for eviction. To be enrolled in the study, LSM will perform its normal screening and intake process for people requesting legal assistance that do not have a formal eviction matter pending but assert an issue that puts them at risk for eviction. (those that LSM typically diverts to the clinic). Eligibility includes a screening for low-income clients. LSM serves clients at or under 200% of the federal poverty level, for the most part. For those potential study participants eligible for participation in the study, intake professionals at LSM will conduct the informed consent process, informing potential study participants of the study, the voluntary nature of the study, and the randomization scheme. Those individuals that provide consent to participate will be assigned to treatment or control by random assignment. Those assigned to control will be provided the brochure. Those assigned to treatment will be provided with the brochure and provided with the date to appear for the clinic. Those individuals that do not provide consent to participate in the study will be provided with the brochure but will not have the opportunity to participate in the clinic. If an individual does not avoid a formal eviction, they can return to LSM to request full-scope legal representation in that formal eviction matter if they choose. LSM will inform the research team if this happens so A2J Lab can account for this intervention in any results. To be eligible to participate, all study participants will be required to consent to have housing data collected for two years prior to enrollment into the study and for 2 years upon entry into the study and to participate in surveys administered electronically by A2J Lab. All study participants will be informed that A2J Lab will review the publicly available court data that pertains to any housing court matter they underwent two years prior to entry into the study and that they may undergo two years beyond entry into the study. Study participants will take a baseline survey on site to serve as instruction in using the survey tool and to collect an initial round of survey data on housing. The survey tool has the capacity to manage surveys in all languages involved in the study; LSM will complete the survey translations. The A2J Lab will ensure that follow-up calls all occur in the correct languages. |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Document Name | Before | After Survey Questions |
| Field File | Before |
After
V10-FINAL+Questions+for+EVICTION+DIVERSION.DOCX
MD5:
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SHA1:
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| Field Public | Before | After Yes |