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City of Cleveland to help lease-purchase tenants who were defrauded by their landlord

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● July 19, 2021

It’s a happy ending to a sad, sordid chapter in the city’s history: Cleveland City Council last week voted to use $750,000-800,000 from its Neighborhood Transformation Initiative to help low-income tenants in the city’s Buckeye neighborhood stay in their homes. About 40 lease-purchase renters were defrauded by their former landlord, the Buckeye Shaker Square Development Corporation (BSSDC). The city will provide them with low-dollar mortgages and forgivable down payment assistance so they can become homeowners.

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Cleveland Right to Counsel shows promising early results for tenants, and some landlords

By Conor Morris ● Economy ● July 2, 2021

Cleveland is one of seven cities in the U.S. that has enacted a right to counsel program that provides free legal representation to tenants facing eviction. Early statistics from the program’s first year of operation show promising results – dozens of evictions prevented despite a federal moratorium on evictions – but what will happen when that moratorium ends?

Formerly homeless youth leads charge in Cleveland for affordable housing

By Daniel Polletta ● Development ● June 28, 2021

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) recently awarded a $1 million tax credit to encourage construction of the Cuyahoga TAY (Transitional Age Youth) development, a complex of 50 supportive housing units for adults ages 18 to 24. There, residents will receive voluntary services to help maintain their housing and work with experts to set goals related to housing stability, education, and other areas of personal and financial well-being.

Housing nonprofit provides essential home repairs to Cuyahoga County residents

By Collin Cunningham ● Development ● April 26, 2021

Community Housing Solutions helps to keep vulnerable Cuyahoga County residents safe by using federal, state and city dollars to make repairs to their homes, especially mechanical systems like furnaces and hot water tanks.

The Believe Mortgage aims to help urban homebuyers purchase, fix up homes

By Maria McGinnis ● Development ● April 9, 2021

CHN Housing Capital, an affiliate of CHN Housing Partners, announced Tuesday that The Believe Mortgage, a first mortgage program designed for low-dollar mortgages and to help those who have been historically left out of home ownership opportunities, is now available.

Reporting from The Land and NEOSOJO leads to $50k Slavic Village donation

By Maria McGinnis ● Development ● March 16, 2021

Slavic Village Development announced Monday that it received a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor. The donation was made in response to a January 2021 story by Daniel Polletta, “Facing eviction, residents struggle to find help,” published by The Land, Ideastream, FreshWater Cleveland, paid for and commissioned by the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Cooperative.

Facing eviction, residents struggle to find help

By Daniel Polletta ● Development ● January 27, 2021

Slavic Village residents face mounds of paperwork and uncooperative landlords as they try to stave off eviction. Housing advocates are trying to keep them from slipping through the cracks.

CareSource invests $5 million in fund to make Cleveland homes lead safe

By Rachel Dissell ● Development ● January 12, 2021

CareSource, the state’s largest Medicaid managed care organization, will invest $5 million to help Cleveland families and property owners protect children from lead hazards in their homes.

For people behind on utility bills, a ‘vicious circle of red tape’

By Daniel Polletta ● Economy ● January 4, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March, most utilities instituted moratoriums, which paused overdue bill collections and shut offs — but those have come to an end. Now, many customers who are behind on their bills are receiving disconnection notices, leaving them to wonder where to turn next.

One of two emergency utility aid programs in Cuyahoga County runs dry

By Conor Morris ● Economy ● December 17, 2020

The $2 million federal assistance fund meant to help people in Cuyahoga County pay off their back utility bills has run dry, a spokesperson for CHN Housing Partners said on Dec. 14. But other funds are still available.