COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The number of eviction filings is on the rise. The concern now is that those numbers could keep going up.
It’s all happening as the pandemic rental assistance funding is running out. Numbers have dramatically increased in Franklin County since 2021. Here are the numbers from the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk’s Office:
- 2025 year to date: 18,312 evictions
- 2024: 25,329
- 2023: 23,904
- 2022: 20,984
- 2021: 15,537
A Franklin County woman who didn’t want to be identified shared her story with ABC 6. She lost her job in January.
“I felt like I lost my job, and it’s kind of been downhill ever since,” she said…