{"id":"MET-CIN-021","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Cincinnati, Ohio","state":"OH","metro":"CIN","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance, B Version; Councilmember Landsman)","authority":"Charter Art. I (home rule) and Art. II sec. 6; Ohio Const. Art. XVIII sec. 3","instrument":"Emergency Ordinance No. 0137-2021 (\u0027Pay to Stay\u0027)","title":"Prohibiting the initiation or ongoing prosecution of actions for forcible detainer and entry (\u0027eviction\u0027) brought under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1923 for so long as the State of Emergency declared by the Governor of the State of Ohio on March 9, 2020 exists, where the sole basis for filing such eviction action is the nonpayment of rent","dateIssued":"2021-04-28","effective":"2021-04-28 (effective immediately)","end":"when the Governor declares the Mar. 9, 2020 State of Emergency no longer exists (June 18, 2021; OH file to confirm)","startDate":"2021-04-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["landlords of residential rental property in the City","Hamilton County Municipal Court eviction docket"],"clause":"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","functions":["PM property management (evictions)","SV servicing and collections","CT courts"],"notes":"Recites the CDC moratorium and the Sixth Circuit\u0027s Tiger Lily decision; a local eviction limitation tied expressly to the State emergency.","sourceUrl":"https://cincinnatioh.legistar1.com/cincinnatioh/attachments/2d2dd7b4-7e3a-4694-952b-2ea963d7899d.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":378665,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-CIN","url":"/library/MET-CIN-021","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-CIN-021","citation":"Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance, B Version; Councilmember Landsman), Emergency Ordinance No. 0137-2021 (\u0027Pay to Stay\u0027) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-021)","stateName":"Ohio","related":[]}