Nine years ago, Tulsa and Oklahoma City were ranked among the 20 cities in the United States with the highest eviction rates, 11th and 20th, respectively.

Nearly a decade later, eviction rates have risen across the state and country, but Tulsa’s hasn’t increased as much as Oklahoma City’s, thanks in part to the Landlord Tenant Resource Center, lawyers say. The effort is inspiring similar projects in Oklahoma City.

“That is beneficial because a lot of tenants don’t understand that they have a legal problem a lawyer can help them with or that free legal help is available,” said Eric Hallett, an eviction attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma. “Giving them that direct link to legal aid when they receive the summons has been important.”

Tulsa had an eviction rate of 7.77% at the time

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