“We are still very focused on preventing eviction,” said Mayor Johnston. “I think what we want to be better at is making sure that we are focused on eviction prevention that prevents homelessness.”
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Denver is on track to break its annual record for eviction cases — more than 16,000, if nothing changes, even as rent levels are falling.
The city is bucking national trends. Most other U.S. cities are seeing a drop in the number of eviction cases going to court, according to Juan Pablo Garnham with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University.
