Cleveland Eviction Court Backlog Tops 7,300 Cases
Key Takeaways Cleveland's eviction courts are facing a backlog of over 7,300 cases, leading to significant delays for both tenants and landlords. The crisis is intensifying existing issues such as racial disparities, inadequate access to legal assistance, and rising homelessness. The prolonged backlog poses serious risks to the stability of Cleveland’s housing market and could have wide-reaching consequences for the real estate sector. Housing Stability at Risk: Unpacking Cleveland’s Eviction Crisis Cleveland’s eviction courts now buckle under the crushing weight of over 7,300 unresolved cases, unleashing a tidal wave of uncertainty across the city’s housing market. Dockets overflow, tenants and landlords alike face devastating delays, each stalled file heightening the risk of mass displacement and property loss. Widening racial disparities, insufficient legal aid , and surging homelessness compound this escalating disaster. The full scope of this looming catastrophe threatens to s...