COHHIO Applauds Eviction Moratorium Extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUG. 4, 2021 The Center for Disease Control renewed its eviction moratorium to remain in effect until Oct. 3. The CDC's new order applies to counties with [...]
Report Highlights Evictions During the Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUG. 2, 2021 Advocates Warn of Post-Moratorium Spike The number of Ohioans receiving an eviction notice plummeted when the pandemic started, but new filings have increased and [...]
Report Highlights Gap Between Rising Rents, Tenants’ Actual Wages
UPDATED July 16, 2021 Amidst reports of rapidly rising housing costs, a report issued Wednesday shows Ohio tenants need to earn at least $16.64 an hour to afford a modest [...]
Press Release: Eviction Moratorium Extended, Rental Assistance Available
June 24, 2021 Ohioans facing eviction got a reprieve Thursday as the CDC extended the eviction moratorium another 30 days, buying tenants more time to secure emergency rental assistance to [...]
Juneteenth – Freedom Day
On behalf of COHHIO's Racal Equity Committee (REC) we want to wish you a Happy Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day. June 19, 2021 marks 156 years since enslaved [...]
Bill’s Summer Update
The Ohio Senate recently added an amendment to the budget that would dramatically increase taxes on affordable housing properties, jeopardizing the homes of 100,000s of vulnerable, low-income Ohioans. Needless to [...]
HOME-ARP Program Creates New Housing Opportunities
The American Rescue Plan Act makes a significant investment in long-term solutions to our homelessness crisis by allocating $5 billion through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, with Ohio expecting $204 [...]
Emergency Housing Vouchers Coming to Ohio
A new housing voucher program is one of many investments in housing access included in the American Rescue Plan. Since the pandemic, and its economic impact, have made matters so [...]
Ma’Khia Bryant Matters!
On April 20 Ma’Khia Bryant’s life was ended by law enforcement. Since that day, COHHIO has been grieving her loss. Today COHHIO is speaking up about this tragedy. Ma’Khia Bryant [...]
DeWine Signs Emergency Rental Assistance Bill
Following a unanimous vote in the legislature, Gov. Mike DeWine cleared the way for struggling Ohioans to get help paying the rent to avoid eviction and homelessness during the ongoing [...]
