Phoenix and housing groups ask Ducey to extend Arizona’s halt on evictions until end of 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey’s moratorium on the eviction of tenants hurt by COVID-19 is scheduled to expire on July 22. Arizona landlords, who have held off on evictions because of the moratorium, could file to oust as many as 5,000 renters in Maricopa County by the end of the month, according to a survey of landlords. […]
Phoenix-area landlord sues Arizona Gov. Ducey over eviction moratorium
A Phoenix landlord is suing Gov. Doug Ducey over an executive order temporarily delaying evictions for thousands of Arizona renters who have lost pay or become sick during the pandemic. The landlord, Ann Gregory of Gregory Real Estate and Management, is asking a court to allow an eviction to proceed against a family in a Surprise rental home who […]
The eviction cliff: Thousands of Arizonans could become homeless after governor’s order expires
Thousands of Arizonans struggling to pay rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic could lose their homes this summer when Gov. Doug Ducey’s executive order delaying evictions expires, government data suggests. Renters who were sick with the virus, lost jobs or had to stop working because schools were closed have had a reprieve since late March. At that […]
Democrats urge Ducey to extend eviction delay amid rising unemployment, lack of other aid
On May 15, 2020, Constable David Lester serves an eviction notice at an apartment in east Phoenix.Arizona Democratic lawmakers are asking Gov. Doug Ducey to extend a statewide eviction moratorium to help tenants who are struggling financially because of the pandemic. The governor in late March declared landlords could continue asking courts to evict tenants […]
Evictions are still happening in Arizona. But they’ve dramatically dropped
SOURCE: https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2020/05/24/renters-still-being-evicted-arizona-heres-why/3118505001/ AUTHOR: Rebekah L. Sanders
Metro Phoenix rents climb 3 times as fast as US average. Will eviction aid be enough?
Metro Phoenix rents climbed nearly three times as fast as the average U.S. increase during the past 12 months, despite a slight reprieve for tenants last month. Apartment rents flattened but didn’t plummet in metro Phoenix during April, as thousands of tenants struggled to pay or move due to lost jobs or furloughs during the COVID-19 crisis. […]
What if I can’t pay my rent? Help for Arizona renters struggling during COVID-19 pandemic
Rent is due for most metro Phoenix renters at the first of the month, but a growing number likely are struggling to pay due to the health and economic fallout from COVID-19. A record number of Arizonans have applied for unemployment benefits as businesses have shuttered or scaled back operations to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. If […]
Arizona renters and landlords struggling with eviction delay order. Here’s how it works
Arizona renters and landlords are both struggling to find out what a new executive order to delay evictions due to the coronavirus means for them. Gov. Doug Ducey issued a 120-day order on Tuesday delaying the enforcement of evictions for renters impacted by COVID-19 because they are sick, can’t work or lost jobs. Arizona joined more than […]
An eviction reprieve in Phoenix area could depend on the judge
Corrections & Clarifications: The story was updated to more accurately detail the timeline for evictions in West Mesa Justice Court. The story also corrects the name of Kyrene Justice Sharron Sauls. Phoenix-area renters struggling to avoid eviction during the coronoavirus crisis may not all get reprieves. It will depend on where they live, and the justice of the peace hearing […]
Two main reasons why rent continues to spike in Arizona
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – A new report just released from Zumper indicates rent continues to increase in certain Arizona cities. In fact, the two cities with the biggest rent increases are Surprise and Glendale. Both are around 30% higher than last year. So, what is going on here? Well, it all goes back to 15 years ago […]
