Residential Eviction Court Update – May 15, 2020

As you know, Ohio is lifting certain aspects of its stay-at-home order. In turn, several municipal courts have begun to conduct eviction hearings. These courts include Bedford, Berea, East Cleveland, Shaker Heights, Parma and Willoughby. Cleveland is scheduled to commence accepting new filings and hold hearings on June 15, 2020. The other courts are now accepting new filings.

Hopefully, you will find our below notes relating to the specific courts useful:

  • Akron – eviction hearings are beginning June 1, 2020 (masks are mandatory and Zoom eviction hearing can be requested)
  • Bedford – eviction hearings are being held, and move-outs are scheduled on case by case basis
  • Berea – eviction hearings are being held
  • Chardon – eviction hearings are being held on a case by case basis, but move-out are being extended
  • Cleveland – new filings will be accepted and eviction hearings are beginning on June 15, 2020, and move-out are suspended until further notice
  • Cleveland Heights – eviction hearings and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • East Cleveland – eviction hearings are being held and move-outs are proceeding
  • Elyria – eviction hearings are being set sixty (60) days from the date of filing, and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Euclid – eviction hearings and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Garfield Heights – eviction hearings and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Lakewood – eviction hearings and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Massillon – eviction hearings have been continued sixty (60) days from the date of filing
  • Medina – new eviction hearings are being set from thirty (30) days from the date of filing (security check in with mandatory screening and masks)
  • Mentor – eviction hearings are not being set until July 2020, and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Painesville – eviction hearings are not being set until July 2020, and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Parma – eviction hearings are being held, and move-out are suspended until further notice
  • Rocky River – eviction hearings are being scheduled for June, and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Shaker Heights – eviction hearings are being held, and move-outs are proceeding
  • South Euclid – eviction hearings and move-outs are suspended until further notice
  • Stow – eviction hearings are presently being set for June, and move-outs are expected to proceed
  • Willoughby – eviction hearings are being held, and move-outs are going forward

If you would like to check the most current status of any of the courts listed above please call our offices at (216)-453-1100 and we will pass along the most recent information available.