LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Evictions across the Las Vegas Valley remain high years after the pandemic, and housing advocates say that inflation is impacting the ability of families to pay bills and rent.
According to the Eviction Lab, so far in 2024, 38,000 households across Clark County have received an eviction notice. Numbers are still coming in for 2024 cases.
In September, 4,400 local families received a notice to vacate their homes; that number is still 39% higher than the pre-pandemic average, according to the Eviction Lab.
“A lot of our clients are getting hit on all sides. It isn’t just that the rent is going up, but all of their expenses are going up,” said Nick Haley, an attorney with Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. “Even the ones that do have regular employment are facing higher and higher costs that they just can’t match,” he said.
Statistics from Eviction Lab show that evictions soared in 2022 and 2023 after the eviction moratorium, pandemic protections and COVID-19 relief funding expired for many families in need.
Since 2020, more than 204,000 households across the Las Vegas Valley have received an eviction notice.
Haley tells FOX5, statistics show that Nevada still has a dire need for affordable housing. According to the Nevada Housing Coalition, the state lacks 78,000 units for extremely-low income individuals; there is roughly one available unit for every ten families in need.
If you need legal help for housing issues, contact Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. Click here
You can also reach the Civil Law Self-Help Center for eviction resources: Click here
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