Metro Phoenix evictions hit highest rate since 2005, new program could help
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.
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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.