Finding Home: Evictions Resume in Mecklenburg, But Money and Mediation Help Keep Some in Their Homes

“The Mecklenburg County Courthouse is slowly reopening. Last Monday, eviction hearings resumed for the first time since March. At one point, the court had a backlog of about 1,800 pending cases, most over unpaid rent. Last week, magistrates worked their way through 600 eviction cases, known as "summary ejectments.”… Read more.