Eviction

It's been over a year since the last COVID-related eviction moratorium expired, and central Ohio eviction filings have been creeping up ever since.

The City of Columbus will distribute $12.2 million in rental assistance to 26 local community organizations.

Administrative judge Ted Barrows says the county will follow an appeals court ruling that said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority with an earlier eviction moratorium.

The CDC has issued a new eviction moratorium, this time tied to a county’s rate of community transmission.

After intense pressure from progressives, the CDC has announced a more limited eviction moratorium days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.

It's unclear how many Ohioans might be evicted soon due to the federal moratorium on evictions being lifted.

The CDC’s eviction moratorium expired on Saturday, leaving many in Columbus scrambling to eviction court to figure out how to stay housed.

House Democratic leaders called the extension a "moral imperative" to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Some 3.6 billion Americans are at risk of eviction.

The CDC’s eviction moratorium ended on Saturday, leaving many who’ve been unable to pay rent during the pandemic facing the possibility of losing their home. Tenant and landlord advocates spoke about what they expect to see now that it’s ended.

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The state of Ohio never enacted its own eviction moratorium and is following the federal moratorium.