The result, a victory for some landlords who could not evict tenants during the early COVID-19 pandemic, could be “chaos” for lawyers and defendants who were not prepared to argue their cases until July.
HAPPENING TODAY..EVICTIONPROCEEDINGS RESUME IN HAMILTONCOUNTY..
AS MANY PEOPLE SAYTHEY'RE STILL STRUGGLING TOSTAY AFLOAT DURING THEPANDEMIC.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERJASMINE MINOR IS LIVE TOEXPLAIN WHAT YOUR OPTIONS AREIF YOU NEED HELP WITH A WAY TOPAY.JULIE, THE LEGAL AID SOCIETYTELLS US MORE THAN A THOUSANDPEOPLE CURRENTLY FACE EVICTIONLOCALLY AND NOW RENTERS AREFIGHTING TO STAY IN THEIRHOMES.THEY SPECIFICALLY HELPSRENTERS IN EVICTION COURT,MANY OF WHOM ARE OUT OF WORKDUE TO COVID-19, ADDING TOWHAT THEY SAY IS ALREADY A BIGPROBLEM.
LEGAL AID ISN'TCALLING FOR RENT STRIKES, BUTNICK DINARDO, MANAGINGATTORNEY FOR THEORGANIZATION'S HOUSING ANDCONSUMER PRACTICE GROUP, SAYSA TEMPORARY MORATORIUM LIKEBOTH KENTUCKY AND INDIANAHAVE, COULD HELP.
IN THEMEANTIME FEDERAL MONEY COULDHELP LANDLORDS WITH BILLS OFTHEIR OWN TO PAY AND KEEPTENANTS DURING WHAT HE SAYSWAS ALREADY A CRISIS."Pre-COVID we already had ahousing crisis in SouthwestOhio and Cincinnati.
Wealready had an extremeshortage of affordablehousing."COMING UP AT 6:30, HEAR HOWONE POLITICIAN IS STEPPING INTO HELP BY CREATING ANEVICTION HELP CENTER.
LIVE ATTHE HAMILTON COUNTYCOURTHOUSE, JASMINE MINOR,WCPO 9 NEWS.
The result, a victory for some landlords who could not evict tenants during the early COVID-19 pandemic, could be “chaos” for..