Metro Phoenix landlords filed court notices 7,579 times to evict renters in October, the second highest tally of evictions filed in any month this year.
Soaring rents that started during the pandemic led to a jump in Phoenix-area evictions and the number of people losing their homes. Neither trend has relented.
Evictions in Maricopa County set a record in 2024, with 87,130 cases filed, and 2025 is expected to be the second highest, said Maricopa Justice Courts spokesperson Scott Davis. In Arizona, evictions are filed in justice courts. Not all eviction filings end up in an eviction because renters can catch up on what they owe or leave a home before a final eviction is filed…