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The Cleveland Housing Court Act: New Answer To An Old Problem, Frederic P. White
The Cleveland Housing Court Act: New Answer To An Old Problem, Frederic P. White
Cleveland State Law Review
This Article will critically examine the Housing Court's historical setting, constitutional foundation and jurisdictional powers. In addition, comparison with systems established in other states provides possible alternative suggestions for successful operation. Finally, an in-depth analysis of current problems, including inadequate funds and staff, political manipulation and protracted procedural delays, seeks to answer the question of whether the Housing Court will become a meaningful and positive force for change, or simply an "indecisive, inefficient and interminable" bureaucratic nightmare.
Implied Warranties In Ohio Home Sales, Susan B. Brooks
Implied Warranties In Ohio Home Sales, Susan B. Brooks
Cleveland State Law Review
The majority of states other than Ohio have rejected the caveat emptor doctrine and adopted an implied warranty of habitability in the sale of new homes, but the irony of this situation is that it was an Ohio case, Vanderschrier v. Aaron, that first recognized implied warranties in the sale of a home. This Note will demonstrate that Ohio should adopt an implied warranty of habitability in the sale of new homes by builder-vendors.
Reforming The Mobile Home Tenant-Landlord Relationship: The Ohio Experience, Edward G. Kramer, James Buchanan, Marilyn Tobocman Sobol
Reforming The Mobile Home Tenant-Landlord Relationship: The Ohio Experience, Edward G. Kramer, James Buchanan, Marilyn Tobocman Sobol
Cleveland State Law Review
Ohio ranks among the top ten states for the total number of existing mobile homes. In addition, the sale of new and used mobile homes in Ohio has grown into a multi-million dollar business. Ohio has been slow, however, to respond to the needs of housing consumers who choose to live in mobile homes. Not until late 1977 was there a landlord-tenant law for mobile home residents. This article will review the development of the Ohio mobile home landlord-tenant law and the rights and obligations of mobile homeowners and park operators under this law.
Conversion Condominium Development: An Issue Of Tenants' Rights, Amy R. Goldstein
Conversion Condominium Development: An Issue Of Tenants' Rights, Amy R. Goldstein
Cleveland State Law Review
It is against the backdrop of burgeoning condominium conversion activity, rental housing shortages and diverse legislative controls that this Note will examine the issue of tenant protection as it has developed in Ohio. The consideration given to conversion condominium development in the 1978 amendments to the Ohio Condominium Property Act creates minimal, if any, protection for either tenants or the rental housing market. This Note will critically examine the pertinent provision of the Ohio Act, outline the municipal tenant protection laws which have subsequently been enacted in metropolitan Cleveland communities and consider the issue of whether these local conversion regulations …