A better headline would be that evictions are up considerably over pre-pandemic times.
In Houston, landlords filed about 40 percent more #evictions than would have been typical before Covid. States like Connecticut and Minnesota are also well above trend, as are cities including Columbus, Ohio; Las Vegas, Nev.; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and Jacksonville, Fla.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/evictions-housing-pandemic/tnamp/