In this project, students develop two SIS models to study eviction trends in a population of non-homeowner households using an actual eviction rate. Students can calculate solutions, sketch the phase portrait, and determine long-term trends . According to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, unaffordable rents and a lack of legal protections for renters have created a national ``eviction epidemic'' . Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American C…