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Maricopa County saw record evictions during its hottest July ever

By Lauren Gilger
Published: Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 11:41am
Updated: Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 11:42am

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Eviction notice hanging on a door.

July was the hottest month on record in Arizona with 31 days straight of temperatures 110 degrees or higher.

At the same time, Jerod MacDonald-Evoy found there was a record number of evictions in Maricopa County. 

MacDonald-Evoy is a reporter for the Arizona Mirror and he found there were more than 7,000 eviction cases here in July — the most filed since 2008.

He joined The Show with more.

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