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The Public Utility Commission of Ohio agreed to a consumer-advocate motion to stay natural gas and electricity disconnections for 30 days while low-income consumers are applying for bill-payment relief.

The Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) is pleased to announce the induction of 25 attorneys to its Fellows Program.

The pandemic-era policy was set to expire this week, but the U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by Republican attorneys general who want to extend those restrictions, which allows the government to expel migrants who seek asylum in the United States.

The pandemic-era policy was set to expire this week, but the U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by Republican attorneys general who want to extend those restrictions, which allows the government to expel migrants who seek asylum in the United States.

Resources to help you get your affairs in order.

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.

The comedian helped quash a plan for affordable housing in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this week by threatening to pull a multimillion-dollar investment.

Tenants in a number of Ohio cities, ranging from Akron to Yellow Springs, have something that their counterparts in Cleveland lack: renter protection rights.

“If you make disconnection really easy and remove the opportunity for customers to stop them on the last day, you’re going to end up with a lot more disconnections,” he said.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. is one of ten nonprofits to receive a grant to help tenants at risk of eviction. The $1 million award comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.