Three Valley areas are tied for the most eviction filings on average, due to the large apartment concentrations in those areas, said Scott Davis, spokesman for the Maricopa County Justice Courts.

The areas — north Phoenix, Tempe and the Glendale/Avondale area — all average about 413 eviction filings each month, Davis said.

In July, there were 7,250 eviction filings submitted to the Maricopa County Justice Courts.

Numbers of eviction filings are down from previous years, Davis said.

In 2024, 87,197 eviction filings was enough to break the previous record set in 2005, Davis said.

In 2023, there were 83,236 total eviction filings — 451 filings short of the previous record of 83,687 eviction filings set in 2005, according to Davis.

“This year, we have not reached the same levels (as the

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