/tags/legal-aid-society Legal Aid Society en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-03-04/why-hamilton-county-high-eviction-rate-2024 We discuss why evictions are up, hear what rights tenants have and get the perspective of landlords. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-03-04/why-hamilton-county-high-eviction-rate-2024 /local-news/2025-01-13/hamilton-county-evictions-higher-pre-pandemic-national-average Ten percent of renter households in Hamilton County faced an eviction filing in 2024, according to new data from The Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:25:36 GMT /local-news/2025-01-13/hamilton-county-evictions-higher-pre-pandemic-national-average Becca Costello /local-news/2023-05-15/tenants-without-attorney-eviction-court-lose-housing-study The Cincinnati Tenants' Union is asking the city to establish a right to counsel program. Mon, 15 May 2023 08:44:00 GMT /local-news/2023-05-15/tenants-without-attorney-eviction-court-lose-housing-study Becca Costello /politics/2022-05-05/judge-decision-pay-to-stay-enforced-cincinnati The measure is supposed to protect renters from a late payment eviction if they can pay all past due rent and fees. But the magistrates say they won't enforce it because they think it conflicts with state law. Thu, 05 May 2022 20:48:15 GMT /politics/2022-05-05/judge-decision-pay-to-stay-enforced-cincinnati Becca Costello /local-news/2022-03-07/cincinnati-childrens-reduced-hospital-admissions-legal-aid-society A study published in Health Affairs Monday confirms the impact a partnership with the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati is having. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-03-07/cincinnati-childrens-reduced-hospital-admissions-legal-aid-society Ann Thompson /local-news/2021-08-31/cincinnati-to-launch-eviction-legal-aid-program The city will use federal funding to help residents facing eviction find legal services and financial assistance. The Access to Justice pilot program will launch this fall with nearly $800,000. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:46:18 GMT /local-news/2021-08-31/cincinnati-to-launch-eviction-legal-aid-program Becca Costello /community/2019-08-19/cincinnati-organizations-educate-tenants-on-their-rights At 9:00 a.m. on any given weekday, tenants are at the Hamilton County Municipal Court in eviction court pleading their case to a magistrate.A study from… Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:41:40 GMT /community/2019-08-19/cincinnati-organizations-educate-tenants-on-their-rights /local-news/2019-08-19/there-have-been-tens-of-thousands-of-evictions-in-hamilton-county-in-recent-years There are more than 12,000 evictions a year in Hamilton County. That's 34% higher than the national average. Now, the Legal Aid Society of Greater… Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-08-19/there-have-been-tens-of-thousands-of-evictions-in-hamilton-county-in-recent-years Michael Monks /community/2018-07-02/housing-discrimination-how-to-recognize-it-and-fight-it President Lynden Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law in April 1968, the same month the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. The bill… Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:00:00 GMT /community/2018-07-02/housing-discrimination-how-to-recognize-it-and-fight-it Dan Hurley /local-news/2017-11-06/custody-changes-made-easier-with-free-legal-help Fueled in part by the opioid crisis, an increasing number of grandparents and other relatives need to get custody of Hamilton County children and don't… Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2017-11-06/custody-changes-made-easier-with-free-legal-help Ann Thompson