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Council approves $1.475 million to expand legal representation for tenants facing eviction
Summary
Council authorized $1.475 million in grants to Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio to provide free legal representation to unrepresented tenants facing eviction in Franklin County Municipal Court.
Columbus City Council approved an ordinance authorizing up to $1,475,000 in grant funding to Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio to provide full legal representation to unrepresented tenants facing eviction in Franklin County Municipal Court.
The program—described by council as the Tenant Advocacy Project—will use $975,000 from the general fund and $500,000 from ERA‑2 funds, according to the ordinance text read into the record.…
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