eviction

Many Ohio counties saw drastic increases in eviction filings last year. The trend is continuing into 2024, as communities run out of pandemic-era emergency rental assistance.

How the Help Center is assisting families.

Cincinnati landlords with unsafe housing face new regulations under a few ordinances passed in City Council Wednesday.

Eviction rates are increasing in parts of Ohio, particularly impacting low-income rural communities, compounded by a severe shortage of affordable housing.

The Cincinnati Tenants' Union is asking the city to establish a right to counsel program.

Cincinnati Council passed pay-to-stay last year, which is supposed to force a landlord to stop a nonpayment eviction if the tenant can pay all past due rent and fees. But Hamilton County magistrates announced their decision not to enforce it on the day it went into effect in December, saying they think the local ordinance conflicts with state law.

An effort to gather data among major service providers has never been done before, even though all the agencies keep the data on-hand.

Renters in Cincinnati are supposed to be safe from a late payment eviction as long as they can pay all past due rent and fees. It's a new eviction protection passed by City Council last year. But the Hamilton County Municipal Court has made the unusual decision to not enforce the ordinance.

In an ordinary year, the Community Action Agency in Cincinnati would help a few hundred families who need assistance with rent or utility payments. But since the pandemic started, the organization has spent $12 million helping over 5,000 families -- they've still got more than $45 million left.

The money can go toward a year's worth of past-due rent and three months of future rent for people who can document they've experienced financial struggles due to the pandemic.