Stories tagged: "evictions"

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Housing Arizona Landlords Have an Advantage in Evictions — and the House Always Wins

Throughout 2020, landlords had attorneys in about 89% of Maricopa County eviction cases. Less than 1% of tenants had legal representation.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner January 5, 2021 8:01 am MST
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Housing More Tenants Attending Maricopa County Eviction Hearings Now That They’re Remote

The county’s usual “failure to appear” rate for tenants in eviction cases is around 36%. However, the average for this year is only about 25%. When the pandemic began early this year, Maricopa County and other court systems moved to remote procedures to keep everyone safe.  For eviction hearings, tenants, landlords, attorneys, and justices of...

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner December 28, 2020 10:00 am MST
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Economy These Pandemic Relief Programs Are Ending This Month—but COVID Won’t

Members of Congress have proposed new relief packages, but they don’t address all of the protections set to end Dec. 31.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner December 4, 2020 12:26 pm MST
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Housing Maricopa County Constable Discusses Evictions During COVID-19 Pandemic

Even with pandemic-era protections to help renters facing eviction, hundreds of eviction notices are served to Arizona tenants every week.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner November 30, 2020 1:31 pm MST
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Housing 799 Eviction Hearings Are Scheduled in Maricopa County the Week of Thanksgiving

Eviction hearings are continuing in Arizona even as Americans prepare for Thanksgiving.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner November 25, 2020 8:24 am MST

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Housing More Than 770,000 Arizonans Could Be Evicted by January

The nonprofit Wildfire AZ has distributed nearly $12 million of federal aid to roughly 3,000 families, with each household receiving an average of $920.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner October 28, 2020 11:22 am MST
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Economy Here Are the Groups Trying to Help Still Out-Of-Work Arizonans

Arizona nonprofits and mutual aid groups have stepped up to fill the gaps in aid left by state and federal lawmakers.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner September 28, 2020 9:00 am MST