Jan 30, 2022
In October 2019, Council approved legislation establishing a "Right to Counsel" for families with at least one child to get free legal help when facing evictions.
Monday, Jan. 31st., at 2 pm council will receive the first annual report on how the program has worked in the Finance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
The legislation was initiated by council members. Since its establishment, council has authorized the city to pay $850,000 to United Way of Greater Cleveland to help implement the program ensuring low-income tenants at risk of losing their housing received free legal representation.
Before the implementation began in July 2020, about 60 percent of the approximately 9,000 eviction cases filed each year in the city include households with children.
A study by Case Western Reserve University showed that an average of just $1,200 in rental support would have prevented a family’s eviction, a fraction of the cost of a family’s stay in an emergency shelter
The program is jointly run by United Way and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. The annual report details July 1 through Dec. 31, 2021
Watch live on TV20 - Watch Live (tv20cleveland.com) or live or later on council's YouTube
Information on getting help if facing an eviction.
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