For five months, we've known that to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, we need to stay at home. But how can Virginians stay at home if those homes are taken away? With no end to the crisis in sight, thousands of Virginia citizens are facing evictions from their homes. What can lawmakers do about the crisis, and why are Virginia tenants so uniquely vulnerable?

This week, we spoke with Ned Oliver, a reporter at the Virginia Mercury, and Christie Marra, an advocate at the Virginia Poverty Law Center (804-782-9430), about the recent eviction moratorium and the history of Virginia's unequal tenant laws.