Maricopa County is launching a new pilot in Phoenix to help combat high eviction rates.
The pilot will allocate $800,000 to better identify households at risk of eviction, provide residents with resources and better collaborate with participating landlords and justice courts.
Kate Brophy McGee, chair of the county Board of Supervisors, said the program will act as an intervention to those facing eviction.
"We are going to address it in this small area, see if our solutions work and are successful. By definition, both the tenants and the landlords will incur lower costs and less disruption in their lives than an actual eviction process” Brophy McGee said.
The pilot was originally adapted from a similar statewide eviction prevention program in Texas. Brophy McGee said this program will help to keep households out of homelessness.
“You have families that want to be housed, individuals who want to be in a home. And they are doing everything that they can to be in the home," Brophy McGee said.
If successful, Brophy McGee said the county plans to expand the program to other areas around the Valley.
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