Since Florida’s eviction moratorium expired on Oct. 1, 716 eviction cases have been filed in Duval County.
So far in all of 2020, 5,649 eviction cases have been filed in Duval County.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is helping people fight their evictions. Coordinator of the Eviction Defense Self Help Project Suzanne Garrow says they’ve seen a steep increase of eviction cases filed across northeast Florida.