evictions

Some of the biggest increases are in West Coast cities such as Sacramento and Portland, Oregon. Numbers are also up about 30% in South Dakota and Prince George’s County, Maryland, and 15% in Asheville, North Carolina.

Eviction filings around the country are returning to pre-pandemic levels in many cities and states.

Advocates tell NBC 5 Responds they are frequently hearing from tenants blocked from rental assistance due to a lack of cooperation from an unlikely source: their landlord. Lisa Parker has more.

While an eviction ‘tsunami’ was widely forecast, emergency rental assistance dollars have played a pivotal role in calming the waters. Yet some tenants are facing obstacles when trying to apply for assistance to cover back-rent owed, obstacles coming from an unlikely source: their landlord, who they owe back-rent to.

Housing advocates say evictions are increasing around the country, several months after a federal moratorium was allowed to end