From courtrooms to homeless shelters, record eviction cases strain Maricopa County resources

It’s early in the morning, and Constable Mahogany Kennedy is driving across south Phoenix with a stack of legal paperwork and a list of apartments to visit. As the number of eviction filings has climbed in Maricopa County, her days executing writs of restitution have gotten busier.

“I can only do so many in a day. I’m one person,” Kennedy says.

She arrives at a big complex — more than 300 units. Today, there are four writs to serve here for tenants who haven’t paid rent…

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