Outcomes for May 2021

Residential summary process: Outcomes Report This report examines cases filed at least one year before reading, for which outcomes were largely known. Search Period Start: 2021-05-01 Search Period End: 2021-05-31 Earliest Case: 2021-05-03 Latest Case: 2021-05-31 Total Cases: 1473 Total Transfers: 51 -- High-level take-aways: Percentage of landlords for whom attorney is optional: 35.7% Of those, percentage pro se: 34.8% Most common cause: Non-payment Least stable municipality/neighborhood: West Hyannisport Least stable with 10+ filings: Oxford Least stable with 100+ filings: n/a Least stable county: Plymouth Cases per day: 49 Housing crisis baseline max cases per day (UCL): 130 Housing crisis baseline min cases per day (LCL): 44 The number of filings this period is not statistically different from the pre-pandemic housing crisis baseline. -- Courts (n) Count Percent northeast 267 18.1% southeast 249 16.9% central 230 15.6% western 203 13.8% eastern 197 13.4% metro_south 157 10.7% cambridge district 15 1.0% malden district 12 0.8% lynn district 11 0.7% chelsea district 9 0.6% framingham district 9 0.6% fall river district 8 0.5% quincy district 8 0.5% somerville district 8 0.5% northern berkshire district 7 0.5% dedham district 6 0.4% newburyport district 6 0.4% springfield district 5 0.3% bmc west roxbury 4 0.3% haverhill district 4 0.3% lowell district 4 0.3% milford district 4 0.3% bmc east boston 3 0.2% concord district 3 0.2% plymouth district 3 0.2% waltham district 3 0.2% woburn district 3 0.2% wrentham district 3 0.2% attleboro district 2 0.1% ayer district 2 0.1% barnstable district 2 0.1% fallmouth district 2 0.1% hingham district 2 0.1% orleans district 2 0.1% pittsfield district 2 0.1% salem district 2 0.1% taunton district 2 0.1% bmc brighton 1 0.1% bmc charlestown 1 0.1% brookline district 1 0.1% chicopee district 1 0.1% holyoke district 1 0.1% lawrence district 1 0.1% nantucket district 1 0.1% new bedford district 1 0.1% newton district 1 0.1% palmer district 1 0.1% southern berkshire district 1 0.1% stoughton district 1 0.1% wareham district 1 0.1% westborough district 1 0.1% Party Type (n) Plaintiffs Defendants Corporate Entity 947 8 Natural Person 526 1465 Total 1473 1473 (%) Plaintiffs Defendants Corporate Entity 64.3% 0.5% Natural Person 35.7% 99.5% Total 100.0% 100.0% Plaintiff Representation (n) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 940 7 947 Optional 343 183 526 Total 1283 190 1473 (%) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 63.8% 0.5% 64.3% Optional 23.3% 12.4% 35.7% Total 87.1% 12.9% 100.0% Defendant Representation Note: Limited Assistance Representation should be reflected here. Tenancy preservation or other social services may not be reflected. (n) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 4 4 8 Optional 217 1248 1465 Total 221 1252 1473 (%) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Optional 14.7% 84.7% 99.5% Total 15.0% 85.0% 100.0% Number of Adults in Households Count Percent 0 48 3.3% 1 985 66.9% 2 357 24.2% 3 56 3.8% 4 18 1.2% 5 7 0.5% 6 2 0.1% Total 1473 100.0% Note: Households may appear with zero adults due to clerical delay entering known defendants, identity protection obscuring known defendants (e.g., 42 USC Sections 13701 through 1404 Violence Against Women Act), or no adult defendants (e.g., abandonment of minors). Initiating Action Count Percent Non-payment 850 57.7% Cause 348 23.6% No Fault 267 18.1% Foreclosure 7 0.5% Unknown/Other 1 0.1% Rate per 100,000 Municipality Residents Count West Hyannisport 555 1 Thorndike 433 3 Florence 210 2 Millers Falls 155 2 Oxford 94 13 West Yarmouth 94 5 North Adams 80 11 Fall River 77 69 Amesbury 73 12 Seekonk 58 8 Chicopee 57 32 Springfield 57 88 Hyannis 56 8 New Bedford 54 52 South Dennis 54 2 Southbridge 53 9 Baldwinville 52 1 Randolph 52 17 Framingham 51 35 South Yarmouth 51 6 Haverhill 50 31 Millis 50 4 Indian Orchard 49 5 Lowell 48 52 Norwood 48 14 South Easton 48 5 Chestnut Hill 47 1 West Townsend 47 1 Lynn 46 42 Worcester 46 85 East Brookfield 45 1 Holyoke 45 18 Huntington 45 1 Rockland 45 8 Carver 43 5 Westwood 41 6 Ayer 40 3 Stoughton 40 11 Ware 40 4 Orange 38 3 Winchendon 38 4 North Billerica 37 4 Bellingham 36 6 Chelsea 36 13 Salisbury 36 3 Mashpee 35 5 Athol 34 4 East Falmouth 34 2 Gardner 34 7 Middleborough 34 8 Three Rivers 34 1 Dorchester 33 31 Hardwick 33 1 Malden 33 20 Provincetown 33 1 Fiskdale 32 1 Fitchburg 32 13 Lanesborough 32 1 Milford 32 9 Northfield 32 1 Brockton 31 30 Dennis Port 31 1 Sheffield 30 1 Salem 29 12 Dedham 28 7 East Sandwich 28 1 Greenfield 28 5 West Bridgewater 28 2 Revere 27 14 Sunderland 27 1 Hyde Park 26 9 Lawrence 26 20 Beverly 25 10 Peabody 25 13 Taunton 25 14 Palmer 24 3 Walpole 24 6 Allston 23 7 Webster 23 4 Bradford 22 3 Braintree 22 8 Uxbridge 22 3 Everett 21 9 Medford 21 12 North Brookfield 21 1 Belchertown 20 3 Boxborough 20 1 Brighton 20 9 Burlington 20 5 East Freetown 20 1 Marion 20 1 Whitman 20 3 Cambridge 19 20 Dorchester Center 19 18 East Boston 19 8 Hadley 19 1 Hanson 19 2 Hull 19 2 Marshfield 19 5 Westport 19 3 Yarmouth Port 19 1 Acton 18 4 Amherst 18 7 Attleborough 18 8 Auburn 18 3 Bridgewater 18 5 East Wareham 18 4 Franklin 18 6 Stoneham 18 4 Swansea 18 3 Leominster 17 7 Northampton 17 5 Pepperell 17 2 Pittsfield 17 8 Roslindale 17 5 Tewksbury 17 5 Ashburnham 16 1 Jamaica Plain 16 6 Methuen 16 8 Quincy 16 15 Bedford 15 2 Berkley 15 1 Charlton 15 2 East Taunton 15 1 Lexington 15 5 Lincoln 15 1 Millbury 15 2 Norton 15 3 Plymouth 15 9 Saugus 15 4 Centerville 14 2 Clinton 14 2 East Bridgewater 14 2 East Weymouth 14 8 Milton 14 4 North Andover 14 4 Shrewsbury 14 5 Waltham 14 9 West Springfield 14 4 Halifax 13 1 Hingham 13 3 Roxbury 13 8 West Boylston 13 1 Westford 13 3 Westminster 13 1 Abington 12 2 Ashland 12 2 Georgetown 12 1 Lancaster 12 1 Natick 12 4 Plainville 12 1 Reading 12 3 Rutland 12 1 Templeton 12 1 Westfield 12 5 Blackstone 11 1 Brookline 11 7 Foxborough 11 2 Monson 11 1 Roxbury Crossing 11 7 Sharon 11 2 Sudbury 11 2 Auburndale 10 1 Gloucester 10 3 Hudson 10 2 Marlborough 10 4 Needham 10 3 Southborough 10 1 Westborough 10 2 Canton 9 2 Cherry Valley 9 1 Holbrook 9 1 Ludlow 9 2 Nantucket 9 1 Rochdale 9 1 Somerville 9 7 Wareham 9 2 Wrentham 9 1 Belmont 8 2 Groton 8 1 Lynnfield 8 1 Mansfield 8 2 Norfolk 8 1 Wilmington 8 2 Arlington 7 3 Billerica 7 3 Danvers 7 2 Dennis 7 1 Hanover 7 1 Holliston 7 1 Kingston 7 1 Medway 7 1 North Easton 7 1 Northborough 7 1 Wilbraham 7 1 Boston 6 40 Duxbury 6 1 Fairhaven 6 1 Hopkinton 6 1 North Attleborough 6 2 Grafton 5 1 Marblehead 5 1 Mattapan 5 2 Newburyport 5 1 Pembroke 5 1 South Boston 5 2 South Dartmouth 5 2 South Hadley 5 1 Weymouth 5 3 Winthrop 5 1 Woburn 5 2 North Dartmouth 4 1 Onset 4 1 Sandwich 4 1 Agawam 3 1 Dracut 3 1 Melrose 3 1 South Weymouth 3 2 West Roxbury 3 1 Chelmsford 2 1 Dartmouth 2 1 E. Boston 2 1 Manomet 1 1 Newton Highlands 1 1 North Weymouth 1 1 (not given) 0 11 Rate per 100,000 residents based on 2010 census. Municipalities do not appear if no evictions filed. Where neighborhoods are commonly recognized as municipalities, data appears under the neighborhood rather than the legal entity (e.g., "Roxbury" is separate from "Boston".) Where municipalities have alternate spellings (e.g., Marlboro for Marlborough), totals appear under the long form. Efforts are made to correct clerical errors in the court database, but clerical errors may appear. Rate per 100,000 County Renter Households Count Plymouth 231 100 Hampden 230 164 Bristol 216 178 Barnstable 191 37 Worcester 171 191 Norfolk 164 140 Essex 155 171 Berkshire 130 21 Hampshire 130 24 Franklin 113 12 Middlesex 103 241 Suffolk 92 182 Nantucket 28 1 Dukes 0 0 Rate per 100,000 renter households based on 2019 ACS. Counties appear even if no evictions filed. OUTCOMES Concluded cases are 'disposed'. Not all cases were disposed at time of reading. Cases are read approximately 18 months after filing. Court Record Reads This Report Reads Stipulation of Dismissal Dismissed Voluntary Dismissal Dismissed Dismissal Dismissed Agreement for Judgment Mediated Agreement Mediated Judgment by Default Defaulted Findings Heard Order Heard Disposed Heard (unrecognized) Other Dismissals: Stipulations of dismissal are not legally the same as voluntary dismissals, but both are treated here as scenarios in which either money has been paid or cause cured. Mediation: Agreements are not legally the same as agreements for judgment, but both are treated here as mediations in which a tenancy may be preserved; judgment or execution may enter thereafter, looked at separately. Tenancy preservation program is generally not visible, may influence either mediation or dismissal. Some disposed cases may have a judgment entered. Judgments may be for money only, money and possession, or possession only. Some judgments for possession may result in an execution. Dispositions Count Percentage Disposed 1269 86.2% Ongoing/Error 204 13.8% Cases not yet disposed were either ongoing at time of reading or left open due to clerical error only. Note that agreements for judgment may not all be filed properly, and that mediations may be undercounted. By outcome, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage Dismissed 546 43.0% Mediated 354 27.9% Defaulted 217 17.1% Heard 125 9.9% Other 27 2.1% Total 1269 100.0% Outcome by reason: Dismissed Defaulted Mediated Heard Other Cause 72 34 117 33 6 Foreclosure 2 1 1 1 0 No Fault 90 25 100 39 2 Non-payment 382 157 136 52 19 Unknown/Other 0 0 0 0 0 Outcome by reason, as a percent of disposed cases: Dismissed Defaulted Mediated Heard Other Cause 5.7% 2.7% 9.2% 2.6% 0.5% Foreclosure 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% No Fault 7.1% 2.0% 7.9% 3.1% 0.2% Non-payment 30.1% 12.4% 10.7% 4.1% 1.5% Unknown/Other 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Judgments The financial obligation of one party to another, net of counterclaims. Judgments recorded for the plaintiff may be lower than total eviction costs (e.g., moving and storage often not included). Judgments may not be ordered paid if the debtor receives any form of public assistance. Otherwise, judgments are enforceable any time in the 20 years after issuance. Judgments of small amounts typically reflect court filing fees rather than rent arrears. Mediated agreements for judgment are judgments; otherwise mediated agreements are not recorded. Amounts in excess of 100% of cases disposed indicate a judgment was inferred from the docket history but no dollar amount was entered and the case was not yet disposed. Count Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed Judgment entered 433 34.1% 29.4% Judgment inferred 133 10.5% 9.0% No judgment 703 55.4% 47.7% Total 1269 100.0% 38.4% Judgments by reason, where dollar figures are known, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage Min Max Average Std Dev Total Cause 97 7.6% 0 35,605 2,388 5,498 231,661 Foreclosure 2 0.2% 201 225 213 12 426 No fault 72 5.7% 0 24,262 3,286 4,401 236,607 Non-payment 262 20.6% 162 42,632 7,059 7,559 1,849,564 Subtotal 433 34.1% 0 42,632 5,353 7,009 2,318,259 Judgments by outcome, where dollar figures are known, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage Min Max Average Std dev Total Dismissed 17 1.3% 196 25,904 3,727 5,974 63,365 Defaulted 215 16.9% 142 36,308 5,646 7,020 1,214,018 Mediated 118 9.3% 0 34,404 4,211 5,601 496,941 Heard 56 4.4% 0 42,632 6,054 9,328 339,071 Other 27 2.1% 193 23,794 7,587 6,433 204,863 Subtotal 433 34.1% 0 42,632 5,353 7,009 2,318,259 By prevailing party, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage of Judgments Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed defendant 1 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% plaintiff 498 88.0% 39.2% 33.8% unknown 67 11.8% 5.3% 4.5% Total 566 100.0% 44.6% 38.4% Judgments All Cases: Count: 433 Range: 0.000 - 42632.200; Mean: 5353.949; Median: 2831.000; Stddev: 7017.686 Percentiles: 90th: 14822.090; 95th: 20856.380; 99th: 34404.050 0.000 - 240.635: 91 ##################################################### 240.635 - 428.320: 18 ########## 428.320 - 761.784: 14 ######## 761.784 - 1354.260: 25 ############### 1354.260 - 2406.928: 46 ########################### 2406.928 - 4277.232: 56 ################################# 4277.232 - 7600.254: 78 ############################################# 7600.254 - 13504.359: 47 ########################### 13504.359 - 23994.347: 36 ##################### 23994.347 - 42632.200: 14 ######## Judgments By Reason Cause: Count: 97 Range: 0.000 - 35605.970; Mean: 2388.262; Median: 225.590; Stddev: 5526.985 Percentiles: 90th: 7067.620; 95th: 13786.900; 99th: 35605.970 0.000 - 245.162: 49 ##################################################### 245.162 - 426.815: 10 ########### 426.815 - 742.517: 2 ## 742.517 - 1291.188: 4 #### 1291.188 - 2244.745: 3 ### 2244.745 - 3901.971: 6 ###### 3901.971 - 6782.132: 6 ###### 6782.132 - 11787.681: 5 ##### 11787.681 - 20487.026: 3 ### 20487.026 - 35605.970: 2 ## No Fault: Count: 72 Range: 0.000 - 24262.810; Mean: 3286.212; Median: 1128.270; Stddev: 4432.157 Percentiles: 90th: 7615.840; 95th: 12173.700; 99th: 24262.810 0.000 - 227.392: 23 ##################################################### 227.392 - 382.551: 5 ############ 382.551 - 643.117: 1 ## 643.117 - 1080.700: 6 ############## 1080.700 - 1815.557: 4 ######### 1815.557 - 3049.640: 4 ######### 3049.640 - 5122.102: 11 ######################### 5122.102 - 8602.496: 10 ####################### 8602.496 - 14447.308: 5 ############ 14447.308 - 24262.810: 2 ##### Non-payment: Count: 262 Range: 162.250 - 42632.200; Mean: 7059.407; Median: 4409.805; Stddev: 7573.882 Percentiles: 90th: 17152.080; 95th: 22157.330; 99th: 35726.010 162.250 - 283.802: 15 ################ 283.802 - 495.858: 11 ############ 495.858 - 865.805: 5 ##### 865.805 - 1511.206: 15 ################ 1511.206 - 2637.157: 42 ############################################# 2637.157 - 4601.460: 47 ################################################## 4601.460 - 8028.334: 50 ##################################################### 8028.334 - 14006.769: 34 #################################### 14006.769 - 24436.595: 32 ################################## 24436.595 - 42632.200: 11 ############ Judgments By Outcome Dismissed: Count: 17 Range: 196.680 - 25904.990; Mean: 3727.366; Median: 2020.140; Stddev: 6158.035 Percentiles: 90th: 6295.650; 95th: 25904.990; 99th: 25904.990 196.680 - 320.889: 4 ##################################################### 320.889 - 523.144: 2 ########################### 523.144 - 852.481: 1 ############# 852.481 - 1388.753: 1 ############# 1388.753 - 2261.984: 3 ######################################## 2261.984 - 5999.245: 2 ########################### 5999.245 - 9769.408: 3 ######################################## 9769.408 - 25904.990: 1 ############# Defaulted: Count: 215 Range: 142.630 - 36308.460; Mean: 5646.599; Median: 2969.060; Stddev: 7036.394 Percentiles: 90th: 16176.700; 95th: 20887.790; 99th: 30764.560 142.630 - 248.760: 49 ##################################################### 248.760 - 433.310: 5 ##### 433.310 - 754.227: 5 ##### 754.227 - 1312.273: 14 ############### 1312.273 - 2282.665: 22 ######################## 2282.665 - 3970.092: 31 ################################## 3970.092 - 6904.377: 29 ############################### 6904.377 - 12006.839: 27 ############################# 12006.839 - 20879.569: 22 ######################## 20879.569 - 36308.460: 11 ############ Mediated: Count: 118 Range: 0.000 - 34404.050; Mean: 4211.365; Median: 2051.135; Stddev: 5625.155 Percentiles: 90th: 10831.150; 95th: 14712.780; 99th: 26195.660 0.000 - 235.509: 22 ################################################### 235.509 - 410.297: 6 ############## 410.297 - 714.260: 5 ############ 714.260 - 1242.862: 7 ################ 1242.862 - 2162.120: 13 ############################## 2162.120 - 3760.741: 10 ####################### 3760.741 - 6540.799: 23 ##################################################### 6540.799 - 11375.418: 14 ################################ 11375.418 - 19782.989: 8 ################## 19782.989 - 34404.050: 3 ####### Heard: Count: 56 Range: 0.000 - 42632.200; Mean: 6054.850; Median: 2827.090; Stddev: 9413.337 Percentiles: 90th: 16784.990; 95th: 35605.970; 99th: 42632.200 0.000 - 283.802: 18 ##################################################### 283.802 - 495.858: 1 ### 495.858 - 865.805: 2 ###### 865.805 - 1511.206: 2 ###### 1511.206 - 2637.157: 3 ######### 2637.157 - 4601.460: 5 ############### 4601.460 - 8028.334: 13 ###################################### 8028.334 - 14006.769: 5 ############### 14006.769 - 24436.595: 2 ###### 24436.595 - 42632.200: 4 ############ Other Outcome: Count: 27 Range: 193.000 - 23794.140; Mean: 7587.532; Median: 5859.040; Stddev: 6556.348 Percentiles: 90th: 17245.030; 95th: 19749.320; 99th: 23794.140 193.000 - 312.813: 3 ########################### 312.813 - 2147.548: 3 ########################### 2147.548 - 3474.471: 3 ########################### 3474.471 - 5620.889: 4 ################################### 5620.889 - 9092.916: 6 ##################################################### 9092.916 - 14709.235: 2 ################## 14709.235 - 23794.140: 6 ##################################################### Executions A levy of execution is a forced (court ordered) move-out, what is commonly meant by "eviction". If an execution is requested but not issued, the court has denied the landlord's request. If an execution is issued but not levied, the renters have left on their own. If an execution is levied, the renters and their belongings were removed per the move-and-store laws. Possession of the housing was returned to the owner. It is not possible to know from court records whether belongings were stored in a licensed and bonded warehouse (renter has not yet obtained new housing) or delivered per the renter's instructions (renter has obtained new housing). The landlord customarily pays for the cost of moving and storage. Executions are considered levied if a return of service appears in the record. Executions for possession only must be returned to the court even if not actually served. Executions for money may be kept (not returned) for attempts to collect. Percentages of judgments in excess of 100% indicate that the judgment for one or more cases was not officially recorded when the record was examined, or was recorded ambiguously. Count Percentage of Judgments Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed Requested 458 80.9% 36.1% 31.1% Issued 364 64.3% 28.7% 24.7% Levied 74 13.1% 5.8% 5.0% Levied by reason: Count Percentage of Levied Percentage of Judgments Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed Cause 17 23.0% 3.0% 1.3% 1.2% Foreclosure 2 2.7% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% No Fault 15 20.3% 2.7% 1.2% 1.0% Non-payment 40 54.1% 7.1% 3.2% 2.7% Unknown/Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% All Reasons 74 100.0% 13.1% 5.8% 5.0% Read as X% of cases filed are levied for nonpayment, for example. Levied by outcome: Count Percentage of Levied Percentage of Judgments Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed Dismissed 3 4.1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% Defaulted 41 55.4% 7.2% 3.2% 2.8% Mediated 16 21.6% 2.8% 1.3% 1.1% Heard 14 18.9% 2.5% 1.1% 1.0% Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% All Outcomes 74 100.0% 13.1% 5.8% 5.0% Read as X% of cases filed are levied following default, for example. Conditional probabilities: 'Given a case is about X, what are the odds of a forced move-out?' Levies Filings Percentage Chance Foreclosure 2 7 28.6% No Fault 15 267 5.6% Cause 17 348 4.9% Non-payment 40 850 4.7% Unknown/Other 0 1 0.0% Percentage chance is not intended to be summed across reasons. Conditional probabilities: 'Given a case ends with X, what are the odds of a forced move-out?' Levies Filings Percentage Chance Defaulted 41 217 18.9% Heard 14 125 11.2% Mediated 16 354 4.5% Dismissed 3 546 0.5% Other 0 27 0.0% Percentage chance is not intended to be summed across outcomes. Causality cannot be inferred from this data (e.g., did mediation prevent a levy? or was mediation avoided because one party assumed a levy was inevitable?). Court Duration for Disposed Cases (days) Nothing leading up to the filing of the summary process case is considered. Nothing following the summary process case is considered. Excludes grace period, notice period, and entry delays. Excludes execution and appeal period, if any. Actual eviction duration will be at least 40 days longer than indicated for a 30 day notice to quit and 10 day appeal period. Zero may indicate either 0 or no data, see histogram below. (days) Shortest Longest Average Std Dev Cause 3 553 106 86 Non-payment 0 491 104 77 No Fault 3 562 114 94 Foreclosure 91 325 208 96 Unknown/Other 0 0 0 0 All Reasons 0 562 107 83 (days) Shortest Longest Average Std Dev Dismissed 1 562 108 92 Defaulted 0 410 111 55 Mediated 4 553 89 73 Heard 3 470 131 86 Other 60 549 166 110 All Outcomes 0 562 107 83 All Cases: Count: 1269 Range: 0.000 - 562.000; Mean: 107.350; Median: 86.000; Stddev: 83.361 Percentiles: 90th: 210.000; 95th: 286.000; 99th: 422.000 0.000 - 2.515: 2 | 2.515 - 5.179: 7 # 5.179 - 9.861: 11 # 9.861 - 18.091: 32 #### 18.091 - 32.556: 80 ########## 32.556 - 57.982: 205 ######################### 57.982 - 102.673: 433 ##################################################### 102.673 - 181.227: 321 ####################################### 181.227 - 319.303: 133 ################ 319.303 - 562.000: 44 ##### By Reason Cause: Count: 262 Range: 3.000 - 553.000; Mean: 106.439; Median: 85.000; Stddev: 86.610 Percentiles: 90th: 196.000; 95th: 266.000; 99th: 443.000 3.000 - 5.549: 3 ## 5.549 - 9.724: 1 # 9.724 - 16.559: 2 # 16.559 - 27.750: 12 ######## 27.750 - 46.074: 37 ######################### 46.074 - 76.078: 61 ######################################### 76.078 - 125.204: 79 ##################################################### 125.204 - 205.643: 42 ############################ 205.643 - 337.349: 17 ########### 337.349 - 553.000: 8 ##### Non-payment: Count: 746 Range: 0.000 - 491.000; Mean: 104.386; Median: 86.000; Stddev: 77.445 Percentiles: 90th: 209.000; 95th: 272.000; 99th: 410.000 0.000 - 2.468: 2 | 2.468 - 5.015: 3 # 5.015 - 9.431: 9 ## 9.431 - 17.089: 20 ##### 17.089 - 30.369: 46 ########### 30.369 - 53.399: 95 ###################### 53.399 - 93.338: 232 ##################################################### 93.338 - 162.598: 219 ################################################## 162.598 - 282.708: 86 #################### 282.708 - 491.000: 33 ######## No Fault: Count: 256 Range: 3.000 - 562.000; Mean: 114.953; Median: 84.500; Stddev: 94.467 Percentiles: 90th: 233.000; 95th: 326.000; 99th: 470.000 3.000 - 5.560: 1 # 5.560 - 9.758: 1 # 9.758 - 16.644: 2 # 16.644 - 27.936: 8 ##### 27.936 - 46.455: 27 ################## 46.455 - 76.827: 81 ##################################################### 76.827 - 126.636: 57 ##################################### 126.636 - 208.324: 50 ################################# 208.324 - 342.292: 19 ############ 342.292 - 562.000: 10 ####### Foreclosure: Count: 5 Range: 91.000 - 325.000; Mean: 208.000; Median: 236.000; Stddev: 96.522 Percentiles: 90th: 325.000; 95th: 325.000; 99th: 325.000 91.000 - 103.407: 1 ##################################################### 103.407 - 133.467: 1 ##################################################### 133.467 - 252.123: 1 ##################################################### 252.123 - 286.260: 1 ##################################################### 286.260 - 325.000: 1 ##################################################### By Outcome Dismissed: Count: 546 Range: 1.000 - 562.000; Mean: 108.500; Median: 81.000; Stddev: 92.633 Percentiles: 90th: 230.000; 95th: 308.000; 99th: 441.000 1.000 - 2.515: 2 # 2.515 - 5.179: 4 ## 5.179 - 9.861: 11 #### 9.861 - 18.091: 25 ########## 18.091 - 32.556: 50 ################### 32.556 - 57.982: 101 ####################################### 57.982 - 102.673: 136 ##################################################### 102.673 - 181.227: 120 ############################################### 181.227 - 319.303: 74 ############################# 319.303 - 562.000: 23 ######### Defaulted: Count: 217 Range: 0.000 - 410.000; Mean: 111.779; Median: 102.000; Stddev: 55.847 Percentiles: 90th: 158.000; 95th: 238.000; 99th: 354.000 0.000 - 57.381: 6 ##### 57.381 - 71.518: 33 ######################### 71.518 - 89.078: 28 ##################### 89.078 - 110.891: 70 ##################################################### 110.891 - 137.986: 44 ################################# 137.986 - 171.641: 19 ############## 171.641 - 213.446: 4 ### 213.446 - 265.375: 5 #### 265.375 - 329.878: 3 ## 329.878 - 410.000: 4 ### Mediated: Count: 354 Range: 4.000 - 553.000; Mean: 89.791; Median: 65.500; Stddev: 73.934 Percentiles: 90th: 174.000; 95th: 209.000; 99th: 420.000 4.000 - 7.006: 1 | 7.006 - 11.820: 1 | 11.820 - 19.527: 6 ### 19.527 - 31.869: 23 ########## 31.869 - 51.631: 72 ############################### 51.631 - 83.274: 125 ##################################################### 83.274 - 133.942: 70 ############################## 133.942 - 215.074: 39 ################# 215.074 - 344.984: 9 #### 344.984 - 553.000: 8 ### Heard: Count: 125 Range: 3.000 - 470.000; Mean: 131.552; Median: 115.000; Stddev: 86.738 Percentiles: 90th: 236.000; 95th: 303.000; 99th: 413.000 3.000 - 5.444: 2 ### 5.444 - 15.724: 1 # 15.724 - 25.943: 4 ###### 25.943 - 42.405: 3 #### 42.405 - 68.926: 18 ########################## 68.926 - 111.650: 32 ############################################## 111.650 - 180.480: 37 ##################################################### 180.480 - 291.365: 19 ########################### 291.365 - 470.000: 9 ############# Other Outcome: Count: 27 Range: 60.000 - 549.000; Mean: 166.667; Median: 140.000; Stddev: 110.291 Percentiles: 90th: 279.000; 95th: 403.000; 99th: 549.000 60.000 - 75.003: 4 ############################## 75.003 - 93.697: 1 ######## 93.697 - 116.989: 5 ###################################### 116.989 - 146.009: 7 ##################################################### 146.009 - 182.167: 2 ############### 182.167 - 227.218: 2 ############### 227.218 - 283.350: 4 ############################## 283.350 - 440.428: 1 ######## 440.428 - 549.000: 1 ######## -- Data Sources (report errors to hello@masslandlords.net): County Data Households Percent Renters Barnstable 96,509 20.0% Berkshire 53,792 30.0% Bristol 220,528 37.3% Dukes 18,146 22.6% Essex 297,898 36.9% Franklin 30,927 34.1% Hampden 179,970 39.5% Hampshire 60,002 30.7% Middlesex 612,366 38.1% Nantucket 11,399 30.8% Norfolk 269,717 31.6% Plymouth 191,041 22.6% Suffolk 309,945 63.7% Worcester 316,162 35.2% County Households: 2019 ACS TableID S1101 County Households and Renters, Dukes and Nantucket: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/dukescountymassachusetts County Households and Renters, Large Counties: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=S11&g=0400000US25.050000&d=ACS%201-Year%20Estimates%20Subject%20Tables&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1101&hidePreview=true Dukes County Renters: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/dukescountymassachusetts Nantucket County Renters: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/nantucketcountymassachusetts -- Methodology Publicly available records at MassCourts.org are read fully manually at two intervals: 1.) For a filings report, once within approximately one week of filing; 2.) For an outcomes report, once again approximately 12 to 18 months after filing. Cases are searched by 'case type' = 'summary process', party type = 'plaintiff' within date ranges, typically weekly. MassCourts.org displays matches, not cases. X plaintiffs on a single case result in X separate matches. Cases are manually de-duplicated. Where the number of matches exceeds the number displayed (e.g., 'Displaying 100 of 257 total matches.'), date ranges are reduced until all cases may be viewed. If the date range cannot be reduced (i.e., is one day) but matches still exceed the display limit of 100, then two additional passes are taken. First, municipalities are filtered in stages. Second, to capture cases with no municipality entered, the search switches from 'case type' to 'case number', guessing the missing numbers assuming serialized entry. This method results in 'matches' reconciled to case counts. This effort costs more than 1 FTE. Summary spreadsheets are produced by copying exactly what is read. The spreadsheets are processed using proprietary software. Repeated analyses of local spreadsheets does not burden the MassCourts servers. The software is developed using best practices for revision control and regression testing. Limitations: Data are snapshots. As such, we cannot track individual cases over time or produce real-time reports. MassLandlords does not have access to court databases beyond what is published in human readable form at MassCourts.org. As of this report, MassLandlords staff were not considering information available to attorneys (e.g., the contents of notices, discovery, evidence, etc.) but not available to the general public. All data presented here are readily verifiable at MassCourts.org without special permission. Information is not independently verified outside of the court record. For instance, clerical errors in address, omissions of a defendant, etc. are not readily verifiable. As this process matures, reporting algorithms may change. Transfers are counted as new cases. Clerical differences between original case and transfer (e.g., middle initial included then dropped; defendant dropped on transfer; street address spelling changed) as well as the potential for indefinite circular transferring (e.g., foreclosure cases moving between housing, land, and/or superior courts) make it very difficult to programmatically identify continuing matters. Methodology changes: 2022-03: Where docket history shows judgment and/or execution, but case has not been disposed, infer judgment and/or execution. 2022-05: Correct counting error in 'By prevailing party' section where agreement for judgment renders prevailing party unknown. Rows now sum to total. -- When Citing This Work, Please Credit: MassLandlords, Inc. Available online at https://masslandlords.net/policy/eviction-data/.