Posted February 8, 20181:43 pm
Legal Aid picks up Tenant Information Line (216.861.5955 - Cuyahoga County or 440.210.4533 - Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga and Lorain Counties)
“It's heartbreaking to us, with Cleveland Tenants Organization closing their doors this week. But they approached us because they know what our strengths are in terms of outreach and community education,” said Melanie Shakarian with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.
Legal Aid is taking over, and the hotline will continue to run.
Lawyers there will help handle housing disputes.
“Right now, demand is quite high. For every two people that come to us for help, we have to turn one person away. These are people who have cases of legal merit, they're low income, but the demand is really great in Cleveland, so we always can have more resources to serve more people,” Shakarian said.
She says the transition will be seamless.
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