; (11) the Department of Housing and Urban Development does not require the reporting or collection of eviction data, including among households in federally assisted housing, and should be required to do so; (12) the American Civil Liberties Union’s analysis of Eviction Lab data found that, on average, Black renters had evictions filed against them at nearly twice the rate of White renters and that Black women specifically were filed against for eviction at double the rate of White renters or higher in 17 of 36 [S]tates ; (13) right to counsel is a matter of racial justice, equity, and ensuring equal protection under the law; (14) nationally, it is estimated that more than 90 percent of landlords are represented in housing court proceedings, compared to less than 10 percent of tenants in such proceedings; (15) a Massachusetts study found that tenants provided full representation were twice as likely to remain in their homes, saved 4 times as much rent, and paid $0 to their landlord as compared to those receiving limited or no legal assistance