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There were 87,197 Maricopa County eviction filings in 2024, breaking the all-time record from 2005

 There were 87,197 Maricopa County eviction filings in 2024, breaking the all-time record from 2005

Maricopa County landlords filed more evictions in 2024 than ever before. The 87,197 eviction cases filed last year passed a record going all the way back to 2005.

“We’ve been seeing all year long the numbers are rising, rising, rising,” said Maricopa County Justice Courts spokesperson, Scott Davis.

Davis said filings typically slow down in the winter, but that hasn’t been the case this season.

“Just last month, we had our busiest December ever with more than 7,000 evictions filed. And that was a little bit of a surprise,” Davis said.

Not all eviction filings result in someone losing their home. But the rise in eviction cases comes as homelessness is on the rise nationwide and remains very high in metro Phoenix. The Maricopa Association of Governments reports people are becoming homeless in the Phoenix area at nearly twice the rate homeless people are finding housing.

 

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