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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.