Arizona governor extends eviction moratorium after advocates said thousands in the state may be at risk of eviction as coronavirus cases surge

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  • Arizona's eviction moratorium was set to expire on July 22, and advocates are urging Gov. Doug Ducey to extend it. 
  • On Thursday, Ducey announced that the ban on evictions would be extended till October 31. 
  • Ducey said he does not intend to extend the moratorium, the Associated Press reported.
  • One study found that more than 577,000 Arizonians could be at risk of eviction by September. 
  • Advocates of extension said the moratorium should be extended since $4 million of the state's $5 million rental assistance program has yet to be dispersed. 
  • About 1,100 of the 17,000 residents that applied for rental assistance have received it. 
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Arizona recorded more than 3,250 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as housing groups continued to advocate for an extension of the state's eviction moratorium, which was set to expire next week, potentially leaving thousands of Arizonians homeless during a pandemic and in blistering hot temperatures, the Associated Press reported. 

"It's so hot in Arizona, you cannot live outside if you lose your home," Meghan Heddings, executive director of Family Housing Resources in Tucson told the AP. "And, of course, we're still in the middle of a pandemic."

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