Sarah Varela, Author at Campbell Law Observer

Articles by Sarah Varela

About Sarah Varela (1 Articles)

Sarah Varela is a third-year law student at Campbell University School of Law and is a Staff Writer for the Campbell Law Observer. She is from Fuquay-Varina, NC, and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Comparative Literature. She is interested in public interest law, especially housing law, criminal justice, and labor law. When she is not working, Sarah can be found cheering for the Las Vegas Raiders and the Carolina Tar Heels as well as spending time with her dog, Nudge.

The Eviction Crisis and the Attempt to Harmonize Gideon in Civil Courts

February 3, 2023

“‘While an eviction moratorium is an essential step, it is a half-measure that extends a financial cliff for renters to fall off of when the moratorium expires and back rent is owed.’” – Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Nationwide, millions of people rent homes and apartments. Renters made up 36% of the 122.8 million households in the country in 2019. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation in 2020 and states went into quarantine to try and [...]