U.S. rental evictions are piling up as Covid-era support ends and rents climb

Evictions are piling up across the U.S. as Covid-era protections end and rents climb Eviction filings have been increasing since the spring in many places and the problem is expected to get worse in the coming months as federal rental assistance runs out. NBC News

...Eviction filings have been on the rise and were above their historical averages in half of the 1,059 counties tracked by Legal Services Corp., a federally-funded legal aid group, during either August or September. The problem is expected to get worse in the coming months as federal rental assistance money runs out and people are unable to keep pace with rising rents and decades-high inflation, according to interviews with more than a dozen housing advocates, government officials and industry experts. 

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