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Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise
Michael Casey and R.J. Rico Associated Press//June 20, 2023//[read_meter]
Dana Williams and his daughter De'mai Williams stand outside a low-cost hotel in Atlanta on May 18, 2023. The two have been looking for an affordable place to live ever since they were evicted from their two-bedroom apartment in April. After a lull during the pandemic, eviction filings by landlords around the country have come roaring back, driven by rising rents and a long-running shortage of affordable housing in Arizona and other states. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico)
Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise
Michael Casey and R.J. Rico Associated Press//June 20, 2023//[read_meter]
ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction...
