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Johnson County hears pitch to fund landlord-tenant ombudsman from attorney Christopher Warnock
Summary
Christopher Warnock, Johnson County Attorney and founder of the Iowa Landlord Tenant Project, asked the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19 to contract with his project to provide landlord-tenant ombudsman services for a proposed $2,000 a month on a trial basis.
Christopher Warnock, Johnson County Attorney and founder of the Iowa Landlord Tenant Project, asked the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19 to contract with his nonprofit-style project to serve as a county landlord-tenant ombudsman that would provide short legal consultations, referrals and educations to tenants and small “tiny” landlords.
Warnock said the role would not be a prosecutor or investigator and would not provide free representation for every case. Instead, he described it as an advisory, education and triage service that would give callers templates and steps they can use themselves — for example, how to serve a seven-day notice for…
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