Just six days after it was introduced, Pay-to-Stay legislation has been put on hold indefinitely, while Cuyahoga County Council reviews its legality.
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How exactly the law binds the county is unclear. Law Director Greg Huth asked council members not to waive attorney-client privilege in order to discuss the reasoning until they have more time to research and discuss the law. But his opinion cited an amendment toThe bill prohibits political subdivisions – counties, townships, municipal corporations – from governing landlord-tenant relationships, particularly through rent control or rent stabilization regulations.
Molly Martin, a housing rights advocate with the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, which helped draft Miller’s legislation, and Hazel Remesch, lead attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, argued against any legal issues. “Pay-to-stay creates a defense for a tenant facing eviction, and it doesn’t regulate rental agreements,” Martin said.
In Cleveland, she said, 80% of evictions are filed based on nonpayment, and the average back rent owed is $1,200.
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