M. Scott Carter

1 week ago | oklahomawatch.org | M. Scott Carter

In Oklahoma, much has changed since 2016. The population has increased and more people have moved to the state’s urban centers. Oklahoma’s Latino/Hispanic population is up, as is the state’s gross domestic product. Employment is high and the prison population has declined. Yet, eviction filings have skyrocketed. In 2024, alone, court records show that 48,070 eviction cases were filed, an increase of more than 1,400 over 46,668 filings in 2022.

2 weeks ago | freepressokc.com | M. Scott Carter

OKLAHOMA CITY — A measure that would have slowed Oklahoma’s eviction process and given struggling tenants five additional days to avoid being pushed out of their homes cleared both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. Then Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed it. Senate Bill 128, by Sen. Julia Kirt, a Democrat from Oklahoma City, and Rep.

2 weeks ago | duncanbanner.com | M. Scott Carter

A measure that would have slowed Oklahoma’s eviction process and given struggling tenants five additional days to avoid being pushed out of their homes cleared both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. Then Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed it. kAm$6?2E6 q:== `ag[ 3J $6?] yF=:2 z:CE[ 2 s6>@4C2E 7C@> ~<=29@>2 r:EJ[ 2?5 #6A] s2?:6= !26[ 2 #6AF3=:42? 7C@> {2HE@?[ H@F=5 92G6 6IE6?565 E96 E:>6 A6C:@5 2? 6G:4E:@?

3 weeks ago | tahlequahdailypress.com | M. Scott Carter

A measure that would have slowed Oklahoma’s eviction process and given struggling tenants five additional days to avoid being pushed out of their homes cleared both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. Then Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed it. kAm$6?2E6 q:== `ag[ 3J $6?] yF=:2 z:CE[ 2 s6>@4C2E 7C@> ~<=29@>2 r:EJ[ 2?5 #6A] s2?:6= !26[ 2 #6AF3=:42? 7C@> {2HE@?[ H@F=5 92G6 6IE6?565 E96 E:>6 A6C:@5 2? 6G:4E:@?

3 weeks ago | oklahomawatch.org | M. Scott Carter

A measure that would have slowed Oklahoma’s eviction process and given struggling tenants five additional days to avoid being pushed out of their homes cleared both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. Then Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed it. Senate Bill 128, by Sen. Julia Kirt, a Democrat from Oklahoma City, and Rep. Daniel Pae, a Republican from Lawton, would have extended the time period an eviction trial had to be scheduled by five days and extended the summons notice period from three days to seven.