A report put out by organizations running a Cleveland program to provide attorneys for some of Cleveland’s poorest families facing eviction said the lawyers’ efforts yielded $4.3 million to $4.7 million in benefits last year.
An Akron woman receive this eviction notice in 2020.CLEVELAND, Ohio — A report put out by organizations running a Cleveland program to provide attorneys for some of Cleveland’s poorest families facing eviction said the lawyers’ efforts yielded an estimated $4.3 million to $4.7 million in benefits last year.
The report released this week aimed to show that the city’s Right to Counsel program, which began in July 2020, was working even with its limitations. As of now, the program offers attorneys for eviction cases to renters with at least one child that live at 100% or below the federal poverty line, which for a family of three is $23,030.
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