Landlords across the state filed more than 2,600 eviction cases in the first four months of 2023. That’s 40% more than the first quarter of 2022. It’s also higher than pre-pandemic eviction levels going back to at least 2017.
Smith added around half of eviction lawsuits are resolved and an estimated 51% end in actual eviction and a financial judgment.
Some people come to People’s Legal Aid once they’re already seeing garnished wages, Stevens said, and they don’t know why.Confusion is common among people facing eviction, Stevens said, and most people don’t understand what’s happening.“A lot of times, that stress may shut them down,” he said. in after having them shipped from Billings, Mont., where he tried to relocate after an eviction in Mississippi.
Landlords are willing to work with tenants, Smith said, and they want to avoid evictions. He said he doesn’t know of many people who try to communicate. His impression is that most ignore their landlord and potential resources.but added a lot would be willing to work with tenants if they reached out. He does hear anecdotally that some landlords are hard to reach.
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