Anna Huberman News Today

The Valley’s housing crisis isn’t getting better, Arizona’s fast eviction process isn’t slowing, and federal rental assistance funds is almost gone.

A near-record number of eviction filings were recorded in metro Phoenix in 2023, authorities said, up more than 15,000 from the previous year.

Landlords filed a record number of eviction complaints last month, which is higher than any month since the beginning of this century.

Maricopa County had more evictions in October than in any other month this century, and things could actually get worse.

Maricopa County evictions are continuing to rise this year and could break the record at the end of October.

Maricopa County is continuing to see a record number of evictions, and August was the 3rd-busiest month county courts have ever seen. 

Maricopa County is on pace to have one of the highest years for evictions ever. There have been 53,000 filings through August.

This week Joe Ducey and Let Joe Know producer, KJ, will be focusing on evictions. Consumers will be able to comment live, ask questions, and let us know what's bugging you about evictions.

“We are still seeing record numbers of tenants actually attending their eviction hearings, thanks largely to our move to hold these proceedings via phone and video rather than requiring them to come to the courthouse,” Scott Davis with Maricopa County Justice Courts.

Four separate Justice Court rooms currently spread throughout Mesa and Gilbert are moving into a newly built courthouse at Baseline and Mesa roads over the next month.