In February 2025, the most applications were seen in February, followed by the Maricopa Court of Justice, but the number of submissions was below the record high of 25 months.
Maricopa County, Arizona – February 2025 saw the most eviction filed in February, followed by the Maricopa Court of Justice. But what does that number mean to tenants?
According to the Maricopa County Court of Justice, 7,070 evictions were filed last month.
“This is what we’ve seen as our busiest February, but that number won’t rise to reach a record high of 25 months,” said Scott Davis, spokesman for the Maricopa Justice Court, in a news release.
That number is also lower than the number of evictions filed in January this year, less than eight months of the 12 months of 2024.
Usually, evictions filed in February and March before they increase in April will stagnate. The numbers continue to increase until November before the typical drop-off seen on holidays.
Davis said in a news release that the busiest courthouses are usually located in the western part of the county.
Evictions raised do not mean that those or people who have been provided with eviction notices will be evicted from their homes; According to the Maricopa County Judicial Court. In some cases, evictions are raised and the dispute is handled out of court between the residents and the landlord. In other instances, the issue is brought to court and resolved.
If the landlord files an eviction, the tenant may pay “past” amounts before the judge issues the award. Some tenants may leave before the eviction goes to court. An increase in population tends to lead to an increase in submitted evictions.
To put the number of evictions filed last month in context, here are the top 20 months of the busiest month since MCJC began tracking this data.
- January 2024: 8,025
- August 2024: 7,957
- October 2023: 7,947
- July 2024: 7,903
- August 2005: 7,902
- September 2023: 7,806
- September 2005: 7,699
- October 2024: 7,688
- August 2023: 7,688
- August 2006: 7,647
- August 2008: 7,619
- October 2005: 7,604
- August 2007: 7,556
- September 2024: 7,537
- January 2006: 7,510
- July 2007: 7,396
- June 2005: 7,373
- September 2006: 7,371
- July 2006: 7,366
- July 2005: 7,330
