Outcomes for August 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: 2021-08-01 Search Period End: 2021-08-31 Earliest Case: 2021-08-02 Latest Case: 2021-08-31 Total Cases: 1965 Total Transfers: 60 -- High-level take-aways: Percentage of landlords for whom attorney is optional: 39.7% Of those, percentage pro se: 43.9% Most common cause: Non-payment Least stable municipality/neighborhood: West Hyannisport Least stable with 10+ filings: Fall River Least stable with 100+ filings: Springfield Least stable county: Berkshire Cases per day: 65 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 central 324 16.5% western 322 16.4% southeast 315 16.0% northeast 311 15.8% eastern 231 11.8% metro_south 160 8.1% quincy district 26 1.3% fall river district 24 1.2% pittsfield district 23 1.2% malden district 18 0.9% lynn district 16 0.8% cambridge district 13 0.7% northern berkshire district 13 0.7% lowell district 12 0.6% brockton district 11 0.6% woburn district 11 0.6% barnstable district 8 0.4% chelsea district 8 0.4% plymouth district 8 0.4% waltham district 8 0.4% bmc east boston 7 0.4% haverhill district 6 0.3% taunton district 6 0.3% attleboro district 5 0.3% framingham district 5 0.3% new bedford district 5 0.3% newburyport district 5 0.3% wrentham district 5 0.3% ayer district 4 0.2% hingham district 4 0.2% lawrence district 4 0.2% springfield district 4 0.2% westfield district 4 0.2% bmc west roxbury 3 0.2% fallmouth district 3 0.2% nantucket district 3 0.2% stoughton district 3 0.2% bmc central 2 0.1% chicopee district 2 0.1% dedham district 2 0.1% newton district 2 0.1% orleans district 2 0.1% somerville district 2 0.1% wareham district 2 0.1% bmc brighton 1 0.1% bmc south boston 1 0.1% brookline district 1 0.1% clinton district 1 0.1% gloucester district 1 0.1% leominster district 1 0.1% milford district 1 0.1% orange district 1 0.1% palmer district 1 0.1% peabody district 1 0.1% salem district 1 0.1% southern berkshire district 1 0.1% uxbridge district 1 0.1% Party Type (n) Plaintiffs Defendants Corporate Entity 1184 4 Natural Person 781 1961 Total 1965 1965 (%) Plaintiffs Defendants Corporate Entity 60.3% 0.2% Natural Person 39.7% 99.8% Total 100.0% 100.0% Plaintiff Representation (n) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 1173 11 1184 Optional 438 343 781 Total 1611 354 1965 (%) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 59.7% 0.6% 60.3% Optional 22.3% 17.5% 39.7% Total 82.0% 18.0% 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 2 2 4 Optional 231 1730 1961 Total 233 1732 1965 (%) Has Attorney Pro Se Total Required 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% Optional 11.8% 88.0% 99.8% Total 11.9% 88.1% 100.0% Number of Adults in Households Count Percent 0 95 4.8% 1 1313 66.8% 2 459 23.4% 3 62 3.2% 4 25 1.3% 5 7 0.4% 6 2 0.1% 11 1 0.1% 12 1 0.1% Total 1965 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 1039 52.9% Cause 470 23.9% No Fault 448 22.8% Foreclosure 6 0.3% Unknown/Other 2 0.1% Rate per 100,000 Municipality Residents Count West Hyannisport 1111 2 Royalston 158 2 Housatonic 132 1 Fall River 109 97 Sunderland 108 4 North Adams 102 14 Chicopee 99 55 New Bedford 88 84 Springfield 86 133 Pittsfield 84 38 Holyoke 80 32 East Dennis 77 2 Randolph 71 23 Southbridge 71 12 Athol 69 8 Fitchburg 69 28 Indian Orchard 69 7 South Yarmouth 68 8 Provincetown 67 2 Gill 66 1 Lanesborough 64 2 Worcester 64 117 Orange 63 5 Lawrence 62 48 Bolton 61 3 Brockton 59 56 Dalton 59 4 Marlborough 59 23 Taunton 59 33 West Hatfield 59 2 Hull 58 6 Teaticket 58 1 Rockland 57 10 Hyannis 56 8 Lynn 56 51 Shelburne Falls 56 1 Barre 55 3 Erving 55 1 Bondsville 53 1 Webster 53 9 Framingham 51 35 Newton Center 51 2 Milford 50 14 Chelsea 48 17 Lowell 48 52 Salisbury 48 4 Belchertown 47 7 Chestnut Hill 47 1 Norton 47 9 Boylston 45 2 Forestdale 45 2 South Grafton 44 2 Spencer 42 5 East Wareham 41 9 Haverhill 41 25 Eastham 40 2 Everett 40 17 Malden 40 24 Marion 40 2 Peabody 40 21 Gardner 39 8 Yarmouth Port 39 2 Middleborough 38 9 Warren 38 2 North Falmouth 37 1 Revere 36 19 Adams 35 3 Marblehead 35 7 Northborough 35 5 West Barnstable 35 1 Berlin 34 1 East Falmouth 34 2 Pocasset 34 1 Quincy 34 32 Ashby 32 1 East Boston 32 13 Fiskdale 32 1 Jamaica Plain 32 12 Westborough 32 6 Bridgewater 30 8 Cotuit 30 1 Mattapan 30 11 Methuen 29 14 Nantucket 29 3 Princeton 29 1 Swampscott 29 4 Dorchester 28 26 Franklin 28 9 West Bridgewater 28 2 West Springfield 28 8 Allston 27 8 Beverly 27 11 Braintree 27 10 Sagamore Beach 27 1 Ayer 26 2 Halifax 26 2 Plymouth 26 15 Attleborough 25 11 East Longmeadow 25 4 Feeding Hills 25 3 Millis 25 2 Stoughton 25 7 Williamstown 25 2 Norwood 24 7 Palmer 24 3 Plainville 24 2 Turners Falls 24 1 Canton 23 5 Clinton 22 3 Leominster 22 9 Raynham 22 3 Sharon 22 4 Somerset 22 4 Townsend 22 2 Wareham 22 5 Winthrop 22 4 Andover 21 7 East Bridgewater 21 3 Hanover 21 3 Mashpee 21 3 North Chelmsford 21 2 Sturbridge 21 2 Boxborough 20 1 Dorchester Center 20 19 Roslindale 20 6 Hadley 19 1 Lenox 19 1 Lunenburg 19 2 Newtonville 19 1 South Easton 19 2 Westfield 19 8 Westport 19 3 Winchendon 19 2 Amesbury 18 3 Hingham 18 4 Holbrook 18 2 Saugus 18 5 Watertown 18 6 West Yarmouth 18 1 Wrentham 18 2 Agawam 17 5 Charlestown 17 3 Greenfield 17 3 Newburyport 17 3 North Andover 17 5 Pepperell 17 2 Tyngsborough 17 2 Burlington 16 4 East Weymouth 16 9 Mattapoisett 16 1 Walpole 16 4 Waltham 16 10 Danvers 15 4 East Taunton 15 1 Lincoln 15 1 Stow 15 1 Woburn 15 6 Arlington 14 6 Billerica 14 6 Hyde Park 14 5 Ludlow 14 3 Uxbridge 14 2 Whitinsville 14 1 Brookline 13 8 Cambridge 13 14 Gloucester 13 4 Hopkinton 13 2 Roxbury 13 8 West Roxbury 13 4 Whitman 13 2 Wilmington 13 3 Abington 12 2 Ashland 12 2 Belmont 12 3 Boxford 12 1 Fairhaven 12 2 Georgetown 12 1 Mansfield 12 3 Medford 12 7 North Dartmouth 12 3 Salem 12 5 Waban 12 1 Assonet 11 1 Blackstone 11 1 Chelmsford 11 4 Foxborough 11 2 Melrose 11 3 Pembroke 11 2 Shrewsbury 11 4 Sutton 11 1 Amherst 10 4 Brewster 10 1 Hudson 10 2 Northampton 10 3 Tewksbury 10 3 Brighton 9 4 Lakeville 9 1 Leicester 9 1 Natick 9 3 North Billerica 9 1 Norwell 9 1 Onset 9 2 Stoneham 9 2 Weymouth 9 5 Carver 8 1 Dudley 8 1 Norfolk 8 1 Reading 8 2 Roxbury Crossing 8 5 Weston 8 1 Boston 7 49 Charlton 7 1 E. Boston 7 3 Holliston 7 1 Medway 7 1 Millbury 7 1 North Easton 7 1 Somerville 7 6 Wellesley 7 2 Wilbraham 7 1 Auburn 6 1 Dracut 6 2 Easthampton 6 1 Longmeadow 6 1 North Reading 6 1 Northbridge 6 1 Swansea 6 1 Concord 5 1 Grafton 5 1 South Boston 5 2 South Dartmouth 5 2 Sudbury 5 1 Dedham 4 1 Wakefield 4 1 Westford 4 1 Falmouth 3 1 Lexington 3 1 Marshfield 3 1 Milton 3 1 Needham Heights 3 1 North Attleborough 3 1 Newton 1 1 South Weymouth 1 1 (not given) 0 26 span 0 2 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 Berkshire 402 65 Hampden 371 264 Plymouth 340 147 Bristol 317 261 Worcester 236 263 Barnstable 217 42 Essex 202 223 Norfolk 166 142 Franklin 151 16 Middlesex 117 275 Suffolk 110 218 Hampshire 97 18 Nantucket 85 3 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 1726 87.8% Ongoing/Error 239 12.2% 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 657 38.1% Mediated 587 34.0% Defaulted 432 25.0% Heard 50 2.9% Other 0 0.0% Total 1726 100.0% Outcome by reason: Dismissed Defaulted Mediated Heard Other Cause 120 89 150 23 0 Foreclosure 1 4 1 0 0 No Fault 120 89 220 9 0 Non-payment 416 250 216 17 0 Unknown/Other 0 0 0 1 0 Outcome by reason, as a percent of disposed cases: Dismissed Defaulted Mediated Heard Other Cause 7.0% 5.2% 8.7% 1.3% 0.0% Foreclosure 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% No Fault 7.0% 5.2% 12.7% 0.5% 0.0% Non-payment 24.1% 14.5% 12.5% 1.0% 0.0% Unknown/Other 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 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 691 40.0% 35.2% Judgment inferred 161 9.3% 8.2% No judgment 874 50.6% 44.5% Total 1726 100.0% 43.4% Judgments by reason, where dollar figures are known, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage Min Max Average Std Dev Total Cause 160 9.3% 0 58,733 2,068 5,327 330,882 Foreclosure 3 0.2% 167 250 215 34 645 No fault 165 9.6% 0 30,676 3,314 4,460 546,939 Non-payment 362 21.0% 0 52,144 6,496 7,396 2,351,636 Unknown/Other 1 0.1% 200 200 200 0 200 Subtotal 691 40.0% 0 58,733 4,674 6,622 3,230,303 Judgments by outcome, where dollar figures are known, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage Min Max Average Std dev Total Dismissed 67 3.9% 140 22,195 4,021 4,499 269,444 Defaulted 384 22.2% 0 52,144 5,075 6,883 1,948,861 Mediated 219 12.7% 0 58,733 4,270 6,597 935,340 Heard 21 1.2% 0 30,676 3,650 7,141 76,657 Subtotal 691 40.0% 0 58,733 4,674 6,622 3,230,303 By prevailing party, as a percent of disposed cases: Count Percentage of Judgments Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed defendant 2 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% plaintiff 745 87.4% 43.2% 37.9% unknown 105 12.3% 6.1% 5.3% Total 852 100.0% 49.4% 43.4% Judgments All Cases: Count: 691 Range: 0.000 - 58733.780; Mean: 4674.825; Median: 2671.140; Stddev: 6626.845 Percentiles: 90th: 10827.430; 95th: 15958.080; 99th: 30773.450 0.000 - 31.717: 2 # 31.717 - 171.947: 9 ### 171.947 - 396.632: 159 ##################################################### 396.632 - 913.219: 32 ########### 913.219 - 2100.934: 88 ############################# 2100.934 - 4831.682: 152 ################################################## 4831.682 - 11110.105: 160 ##################################################### 11110.105 - 25545.200: 49 ################ 25545.200 - 58733.780: 15 ##### Judgments By Reason Cause: Count: 160 Range: 0.000 - 58733.780; Mean: 2068.018; Median: 223.640; Stddev: 5344.514 Percentiles: 90th: 6225.650; 95th: 8791.170; 99th: 17062.690 0.000 - 47.425: 1 # 47.425 - 233.620: 76 ##################################################### 233.620 - 515.430: 15 ########## 515.430 - 1135.734: 4 ### 1135.734 - 2501.109: 8 ###### 2501.109 - 5506.488: 20 ############## 5506.488 - 12121.741: 18 ############# 12121.741 - 26682.825: 1 # 26682.825 - 58733.780: 1 # Foreclosure: Count: 3 Range: 167.470 - 250.350; Mean: 215.023; Median: 227.250; Stddev: 42.771 Percentiles: 90th: 250.350; 95th: 250.350; 99th: 250.350 167.470 - 174.347: 1 ##################################################### 174.347 - 231.021: 1 ##################################################### 231.021 - 250.350: 1 ##################################################### No Fault: Count: 165 Range: 0.000 - 30676.540; Mean: 3314.785; Median: 1426.340; Stddev: 4473.585 Percentiles: 90th: 9837.620; 95th: 11227.480; 99th: 20204.280 0.000 - 240.535: 50 ##################################################### 240.535 - 412.751: 9 ########## 412.751 - 707.761: 2 ## 707.761 - 1213.115: 12 ############# 1213.115 - 2078.792: 11 ############ 2078.792 - 3561.706: 20 ##################### 3561.706 - 6101.954: 24 ######################### 6101.954 - 10453.427: 18 ################### 10453.427 - 17907.549: 11 ############ 17907.549 - 30676.540: 2 ## Non-payment: Count: 362 Range: 0.000 - 52144.990; Mean: 6496.233; Median: 4142.425; Stddev: 7406.764 Percentiles: 90th: 14652.570; 95th: 21868.850; 99th: 38924.480 0.000 - 31.330: 1 | 31.330 - 165.882: 2 # 165.882 - 378.150: 12 ###### 378.150 - 860.416: 19 ######### 860.416 - 1956.107: 56 ########################### 1956.107 - 4445.478: 94 ############################################ 4445.478 - 10101.241: 112 ##################################################### 10101.241 - 22950.936: 47 ###################### 22950.936 - 52144.990: 16 ######## Judgments By Outcome Dismissed: Count: 67 Range: 140.000 - 22195.430; Mean: 4021.555; Median: 2685.080; Stddev: 4533.478 Percentiles: 90th: 8967.840; 95th: 12550.770; 99th: 22195.430 140.000 - 232.844: 6 ########################### 232.844 - 386.822: 4 ################## 386.822 - 642.189: 3 ############# 642.189 - 1065.706: 5 ###################### 1065.706 - 1768.095: 8 ################################### 1768.095 - 2932.983: 9 ######################################## 2932.983 - 4864.908: 12 ##################################################### 4864.908 - 8068.940: 12 ##################################################### 8068.940 - 13382.716: 5 ###################### 13382.716 - 22195.430: 3 ############# Defaulted: Count: 384 Range: 0.000 - 52144.990; Mean: 5075.159; Median: 2983.045; Stddev: 6892.128 Percentiles: 90th: 11578.010; 95th: 18283.990; 99th: 38924.480 0.000 - 294.574: 89 ##################################################### 294.574 - 524.150: 6 #### 524.150 - 932.041: 10 ###### 932.041 - 1656.745: 28 ################# 1656.745 - 2944.336: 48 ############################# 2944.336 - 5232.017: 70 ########################################## 5232.017 - 9296.567: 64 ###################################### 9296.567 - 16518.105: 40 ######################## 16518.105 - 29348.703: 14 ######## 29348.703 - 52144.990: 7 #### Mediated: Count: 219 Range: 0.000 - 58733.780; Mean: 4270.963; Median: 2018.430; Stddev: 6612.824 Percentiles: 90th: 10233.590; 95th: 14797.340; 99th: 29853.150 0.000 - 31.717: 2 ## 31.717 - 171.947: 5 ##### 171.947 - 396.632: 58 ##################################################### 396.632 - 913.219: 12 ########### 913.219 - 2100.934: 26 ######################## 2100.934 - 4831.682: 43 ####################################### 4831.682 - 11110.105: 46 ########################################## 11110.105 - 25545.200: 13 ############ 25545.200 - 58733.780: 5 ##### Heard: Count: 21 Range: 0.000 - 30676.540; Mean: 3650.375; Median: 200.000; Stddev: 7317.733 Percentiles: 90th: 6415.610; 95th: 15780.650; 99th: 30676.540 0.000 - 302.475: 5 ##################################################### 302.475 - 1412.694: 1 ########### 1412.694 - 6584.489: 5 ##################################################### 6584.489 - 18367.613: 1 ########### 18367.613 - 30676.540: 1 ########### 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 679 79.7% 39.3% 34.6% Issued 564 66.2% 32.7% 28.7% Levied 123 14.4% 7.1% 6.3% Levied by reason: Count Percentage of Levied Percentage of Judgments Percentage of Disposed Percentage of Filed Cause 29 23.6% 3.4% 1.7% 1.5% Foreclosure 1 0.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% No Fault 37 30.1% 4.3% 2.1% 1.9% Non-payment 56 45.5% 6.6% 3.2% 2.8% Unknown/Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% All Reasons 123 100.0% 14.4% 7.1% 6.3% 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 14 11.4% 1.6% 0.8% 0.7% Defaulted 67 54.5% 7.9% 3.9% 3.4% Mediated 41 33.3% 4.8% 2.4% 2.1% Heard 1 0.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% All Outcomes 123 100.0% 14.4% 7.1% 6.3% 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 1 6 16.7% No Fault 37 448 8.3% Cause 29 470 6.2% Non-payment 56 1039 5.4% Unknown/Other 0 2 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 67 432 15.5% Mediated 41 587 7.0% Dismissed 14 657 2.1% Heard 1 50 2.0% Other 0 0 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 1 637 102 116 Non-payment 3 594 84 83 No Fault 1 687 95 112 Foreclosure 20 528 179 211 Unknown/Other 0 0 0 0 All Reasons 1 687 91 100 (days) Shortest Longest Average Std Dev Dismissed 1 528 85 86 Defaulted 8 626 72 74 Mediated 7 687 108 122 Heard 11 577 123 121 Other 0 0 0 0 All Outcomes 1 687 91 100 All Cases: Count: 1726 Range: 1.000 - 687.000; Mean: 91.350; Median: 60.000; Stddev: 100.193 Percentiles: 90th: 200.000; 95th: 304.000; 99th: 543.000 1.000 - 2.587: 3 | 2.587 - 5.432: 5 | 5.432 - 10.534: 21 ## 10.534 - 19.685: 186 ################ 19.685 - 36.094: 174 ############### 36.094 - 65.522: 605 ##################################################### 65.522 - 118.295: 374 ################################# 118.295 - 212.932: 203 ################## 212.932 - 382.648: 101 ######### 382.648 - 687.000: 54 ##### By Reason Cause: Count: 382 Range: 1.000 - 637.000; Mean: 102.120; Median: 60.000; Stddev: 116.631 Percentiles: 90th: 258.000; 95th: 380.000; 99th: 547.000 1.000 - 2.560: 2 # 2.560 - 5.336: 1 | 5.336 - 10.276: 8 #### 10.276 - 19.070: 37 ################# 19.070 - 34.721: 35 ################ 34.721 - 62.578: 118 ##################################################### 62.578 - 112.158: 84 ###################################### 112.158 - 200.401: 48 ###################### 200.401 - 357.461: 26 ############ 357.461 - 637.000: 23 ########## Non-payment: Count: 899 Range: 3.000 - 594.000; Mean: 84.254; Median: 58.000; Stddev: 83.005 Percentiles: 90th: 177.000; 95th: 246.000; 99th: 456.000 3.000 - 5.596: 4 # 5.596 - 9.878: 10 ## 9.878 - 16.939: 44 ######### 16.939 - 28.583: 120 ######################## 28.583 - 47.785: 152 ############################## 47.785 - 79.452: 267 ##################################################### 79.452 - 131.672: 144 ############################# 131.672 - 217.789: 101 #################### 217.789 - 359.804: 39 ######## 359.804 - 594.000: 18 #### No Fault: Count: 438 Range: 1.000 - 687.000; Mean: 95.393; Median: 61.000; Stddev: 112.993 Percentiles: 90th: 217.000; 95th: 323.000; 99th: 626.000 1.000 - 2.587: 1 | 2.587 - 19.685: 46 ############### 19.685 - 36.094: 44 ############## 36.094 - 65.522: 161 ##################################################### 65.522 - 118.295: 109 #################################### 118.295 - 212.932: 32 ########### 212.932 - 382.648: 26 ######### 382.648 - 687.000: 19 ###### Foreclosure: Count: 6 Range: 20.000 - 528.000; Mean: 179.167; Median: 70.500; Stddev: 211.408 Percentiles: 90th: 528.000; 95th: 528.000; 99th: 528.000 20.000 - 27.996: 1 ########################### 27.996 - 39.037: 2 ##################################################### 39.037 - 144.533: 1 ########################### 144.533 - 382.118: 1 ########################### 382.118 - 528.000: 1 ########################### By Outcome Dismissed: Count: 657 Range: 1.000 - 528.000; Mean: 85.839; Median: 58.000; Stddev: 86.785 Percentiles: 90th: 196.000; 95th: 262.000; 99th: 420.000 1.000 - 2.494: 3 # 2.494 - 5.103: 5 ## 5.103 - 9.660: 13 #### 9.660 - 17.621: 64 ################### 17.621 - 31.527: 76 ####################### 31.527 - 55.818: 151 ############################################# 55.818 - 98.249: 176 ##################################################### 98.249 - 172.369: 91 ########################### 172.369 - 301.840: 53 ################ 301.840 - 528.000: 25 ######## Defaulted: Count: 432 Range: 8.000 - 626.000; Mean: 72.523; Median: 54.500; Stddev: 74.655 Percentiles: 90th: 144.000; 95th: 184.000; 99th: 448.000 8.000 - 12.758: 1 | 12.758 - 20.030: 55 #################### 20.030 - 31.148: 45 ################# 31.148 - 48.142: 67 ######################### 48.142 - 74.120: 143 ##################################################### 74.120 - 113.831: 57 ##################### 113.831 - 174.534: 41 ############### 174.534 - 267.326: 12 #### 267.326 - 409.171: 5 ## 409.171 - 626.000: 6 ## Mediated: Count: 587 Range: 7.000 - 687.000; Mean: 108.632; Median: 63.000; Stddev: 122.916 Percentiles: 90th: 269.000; 95th: 392.000; 99th: 604.000 7.000 - 11.489: 3 # 11.489 - 18.498: 44 ############## 18.498 - 29.440: 36 ########### 29.440 - 46.521: 93 ############################# 46.521 - 73.189: 168 ##################################################### 73.189 - 114.821: 98 ############################### 114.821 - 179.817: 58 ################## 179.817 - 281.286: 33 ########## 281.286 - 439.695: 29 ######### 439.695 - 687.000: 25 ######## Heard: Count: 50 Range: 11.000 - 577.000; Mean: 123.540; Median: 77.500; Stddev: 121.224 Percentiles: 90th: 246.000; 95th: 407.000; 99th: 577.000 11.000 - 16.679: 3 ########### 16.679 - 25.045: 4 ############### 25.045 - 37.371: 2 ######## 37.371 - 55.530: 4 ############### 55.530 - 82.283: 14 ##################################################### 82.283 - 121.696: 5 ################### 121.696 - 179.761: 7 ########################### 179.761 - 265.305: 6 ####################### 265.305 - 391.332: 2 ######## 391.332 - 577.000: 3 ########### -- 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. 2023-01: We now report dispositions on the basis of the last disposition found in a docket. Previously we were using a prioritized keyword match, which produced inaccurate results for complex cases. -- When Citing This Work, Please Credit: MassLandlords, Inc. Available online at https://masslandlords.net/policy/eviction-data/.