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The federal government has ended renter protections while doling out billions of dollars in rental assistance. Instead of the expected surge in evictions, many landlords are holding off, waiting for the federal money to come through.  

The lower courts in Arizona's largest county braced Monday for new filings allowing landlords to remove renters for failure to pay after a national eviction ban expired over the weekend.

The future use of Arizona’s aging fairgrounds and the structures on the property are being studied by state officials, volunteer design specialists and members of the public in a series of planning sessions at the site.