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- Jurisdiction
- City of Cincinnati, Ohio · Cincinnati · Ohio
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Charter Art. I (home rule) and Art. II sec. 6; Ohio Const. Art. XVIII sec. 3
- Issued
- 2021-04-28 Apr. 28, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-04-28 (effective immediately) (read as 2021-04-28)
- End
- when the Governor declares the Mar. 9, 2020 State of Emergency no longer exists (June 18, 2021; OH file to confirm)
- In force
- Apr. 28, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- landlords of residential rental property in the City
- Hamilton County Municipal Court eviction docket
- Functions reached
- PM property management (evictions)
- SV servicing and collections
- CT courts
- Collection
- Cincinnati MET-CIN
Operative words
Section 1.... a.... At any time prior to the filing of an action under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1923 for nonpayment of rent by a landlord, a tenant shall have the right to pay the landlord all past due rent with reasonable late fees... If the tenant tenders all accrued rent and reasonable late fees, the landlord shall accept the tendered payment and allow the tenant to maintain the tenancy.... Section 2. That this Ordinance shall remain in effect until such time as the Governor for the State of Ohio declares the State of Emergency issued on March 9, 2020 no longer exists.
Enforcement
Affirmative defense in eviction actions; landlord must accept tender and dismiss
Notes
Recites the CDC moratorium and the Sixth Circuit's Tiger Lily decision; a local eviction limitation tied expressly to the State emergency.
Retrieval notePassage Apr. 28, 2021 and enactment number from the Legistar record (matter 202101540).