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EVICTIONS SKYROCKETED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LAST MONTH
LEADERS SAY THE SITUATION WILL ONLY GET WORSE UNLESS BOLD ACTION IS TAKEN.
By Justin Garcia on Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 3:56 pm
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In August, evictions in Hillsborough County were higher than at any point during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to numbers from the Hillsborough Clerk of Court, 761 writs of
possession were given to tenants by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
The writ is the final step in the eviction process, when law enforcement forces
tenants from their homes.
That’s 194 more evictions than July. October of 2020 was the last time evictions
got anywhere near that number. In that month, 668 writs were issued.
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Via Hillsborough County Clerk of Court
Also in August, 1,288 residential evictions were filed in Hillsborough County
court—this number is also staggeringly high compared to recent years. It’s 193
more than the evictions filed in July, and 448 more evictions than were filed in
May.
As of the 18th of this month, 604 evictions were filed and 304 writs of
possession were delivered.
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Via Hillsborough County Clerk of Court
Those filed evictions could take weeks or months to make it to the writ of
possession stage, which could mean more surges in evictions in the coming
months.
Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman told Creative Loafing Tampa
Bay that the situation is “heart wrenching.”
Overman said that the county has taken measures to mitigate the rental crisis,
but as long as landlords keep increasing rents, it’s going to be harder for
people to remain in stable housing.
“It’s like standing on train tracks, watching the train head toward you,” she
said.
The commissioner pointed out that she and other commissioners have worked on
protections for renters. The county passed the Tenants Bill of Rights back in
2021, and the county has recently modified the bill to include additional rights
for renters.
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During a Aug. 3 meeting, the county passed an ordinance that requires landlords
to give at least a 60-day notice for rent and other fee increases that are
higher than 5% for long-term leases. Landlords will also have to give a 60-day
notice before terminating long-term leases.
The ordinance will also require landlords to give month-to-month renters a
30-day notice. Previously, landlords only had to give a 15-day notice.
Overman also pointed to eviction mitigation programs in the area, and rental
assistance programs from the county and the City of Tampa. But she said that
oftentimes tenants just leave before making sure everything that is happening is
legal, out of fear of having an eviction on their record.
Although there are programs to help renters now, Overman wondered what will
happen if the housing crisis continues.
“I'm trying to discern, when do we call a housing emergency? And with these
kinds of numbers, well, I don't think we're far from it,” Overman said.
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Robin Lockett, Regional Director of Florida Rising, told CL that the
accelerating rental crisis means that “the chickens have come home to roost.”
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Lockett believes this increase in evictions in Hillsborough is just a small view
of what is coming. She and other activist groups have called for rent control in
Tampa to address the housing crisis, but landlords and city staff have talked
city council out of putting the measure on a November ballot.
“I really hope they have the courage to put it on the March ballot, because
protection from landlords gouging rent will be needed for years to come,”
Lockett said.
She gave city council credit for pushing for more rental assistance funds,
passing a Tenant’s Bill of Rights much like the county’s, and for creating a
housing information line that connects people with housing services.
However, she said that more needs to be done, because rental assistance funds
are going directly to landlords who are increasing rents, and the funds won’t
last forever.
“It’s not stopping the landlords from raising rents at an unreasonable amount,”
Lockett said.
In Orange County, rent control was approved to be placed on the ballot, for
voters to decide on. A lawsuit attempted to stop the vote, but failed. As of
now, voters will have the chance to weigh in on the measure in November.
Lockett said that if rent control in Orange County succeeds, it could be “used
as a template” for enacting the measure elsewhere in Florida.
In Pinellas County, which has around 500,000 less people than Hillsborough, 317
writs of possession were issued in August. The writs issued have stayed mainly
in the 200s and 300s in recent years.
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not writing, Justin likes to make music, read, play basketball and spend time
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A downed tree near Cypress Point Park in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 22, 2022.
Hurricane Ian has spent the day battering Florida—especially in Fort Myers and
Port Charlotte—with catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding.
While the Bay area has been spared from a direct hit, local officials have
reminded the community that it is not out of the woods yet.
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While the Bay area has been spared from a direct hit by Hurricane Ian, local
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Thursday morning before it moves into the Atlantic on Thursday night.
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