Butler, Montgomery counties have some of highest eviction rates in Ohio

Aug. 21—Several local counties saw big increases in eviction filings last year — Butler County had the highest eviction rate in the state, and Montgomery County had the most new eviction cases in at least a quarter century, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis. After a reprieve during the COVID pandemic, eviction filings are increasing again, and housing advocacy groups say the end of an …