New York CNN —A toxic mix of surging rental rates and vanishing support for renters has catapulted evictions above pre-pandemic levels in some major cities.
Evictions have increased most significantly in Sun Belt cities where housing affordability has worsened and where renters often have fewer protections.
Other cities, including Minneapolis (+44%) and Columbus, Ohio (+37%), are also experiencing higher levels of evictions than before the pandemic.
Three-quarters of the 34 cities tracked by the Eviction Lab had evictions increase between 2022 and 2023.
The vast majority of evictions are for issues related to nonpayment of rent, according to the Eviction Lab.
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