1. Short title This Act may be cited as the We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2020 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrative eviction The term administrative eviction means a ruling in favor of the landlord in an administrative forum within a public housing agency, such as grievance procedures, to recover possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (2) Court-ordered eviction The term court-ordered eviction means a court ruling in favor of the landlord in a legal action to recover possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (3) Department The term Department means the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (4) Executed eviction The term executed eviction means a court order carried out by a sheriff's office or other law enforcement agency that resulted in the landlord recovering possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (5) Illegal eviction The term illegal eviction means self-help measures taken outside of the legal process for eviction to recover possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), such as— (A) willfully interrupting or permitting the interruption of essential items of services required by the rental agreement