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Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise

ATLANTA � Entering court using a walker, a doctor's note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta.

Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict Williams and his 25-year-old daughter De'mai Williams in April because they owed $8,348 in unpaid rent and fees on their $940-a-month apartment.

Housing Evictions Rising

Dana Williams and his daughter De'mai Williams stand May 18 outside a low-cost hotel in Atlanta.

Housing Evictions Rising

People supporting renters and a ramp-down of the eviction moratorium hold up signs April 11 during a City Council special community and economic development committee meeting at City Hall in Oakland, Calif.

Housing Evictions Rising

Seneca Scott, top left, yells as Pamela Haile, middle, holds up a sign with others April 11 during a City Council special community and economic development committee meeting at City Hall in Oakland, Calif.

Housing Evictions Rising

Maria Jackson unpacks clothes May 8 in a room she is renting in Las Vegas.





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