Arizona ban on evictions set to end as heat, infections soar

 


PHOENIX (AP) — Housing advocacy groups in Arizona have joined lawmakers in lobbying Gov. Doug Ducey to extend his coronavirus-related moratorium on evictions, which will expire next week and allow authorities to start removing hundreds of renters in a state that's a national hot spot for both infections and scorching summer weather.

"It's so hot in Arizona, you cannot live outside if you lose your home," said Meghan Heddings, executive director of Family Housing Resources in Tucson, which is among the groups advocating for an extension. "And, of course, we're still in the middle of a pand...



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