Cleveland Housing Court

Under the ordinance, tenants can defend themselves against eviction proceedings in housing court by showing that they offered to pay back rent, reasonable late fees and court costs, but that the landlord refused to accept payment.

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Evictions are creeping back up as protections and resources put in place during the pandemic have come to an end, but case numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels.

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Cleveland Housing Court is postponing evictions and other matters as judges across Northeast Ohio scale back the number of hearings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Judge W. Moná Scott signed an order last week pausing all civil housing cases for the next 30 days, except for emergencies. The clerk won’t be accepting new filings until April 20 and court-supervised move-outs are suspended until then, as well. Scott also rescheduled hearings in criminal cases for 30 days from their previously assigned date.