LAS VEGAS (AP) — Researchers say Las Vegas is facing a potential evictions crisis as residents struggle to make rent amid the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Job losses, a high number of renters, the lifting of the state eviction freeze and the recent expiration of federal unemployment benefits combine for a potential crisis in the city.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that research group Guinn Center and the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project in Denver have estimated 249,700 people in Clark County are at risk of eviction starting next month.
Guinn Center Executive Director Nancy Brune says 47% of households are renters and that 38% of renters are estimated to be unemployed.
