File #: 202101538    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed
File created: 4/23/2021 In control: Cincinnati City Council
On agenda: 4/28/2021 Final action:
ORD/RES# date: ORD/RES#:
Title: ORDINANCE, (B VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Greg Landsman from Andrew W. Garth, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 871, "Landlord-Tenant Relationships," of Title VIII, "Business Regulations," of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, by AMENDING Section 871-9, "Obligations of Landlords and Tenants," to ensure that tenants in residential rental properties are afforded the right to assert payment of rent as a defense in any forcible entry and detainer ("eviction") action filed on the basis of nonpayment of rent.
Sponsors: Greg Landsman
Attachments: 1. TRANSMITTAL, 2. ORDINANCE

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ORDINANCE, (B VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Greg Landsman from Andrew W. Garth, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 871, “Landlord-Tenant Relationships,” of Title VIII, “Business Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, by AMENDING Section 871-9, “Obligations of Landlords and Tenants,” to ensure that tenants in residential rental properties are afforded the right to assert payment of rent as a defense in any forcible entry and detainer (“eviction”) action filed on the basis of nonpayment of rent. 

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ON PURSUANT TO RULE 10.8