Cincinnati provides limited relocation assistance to tenants displaced by code-condemned or vacated rental properties, drawing on city housing funds and federal Uniform Relocation Act standards rather than a citywide ordinance modeled on coastal rent-control jurisdictions.
When the Cincinnati Department of Buildings and Inspections condemns or orders a building vacated, displaced tenants may qualify for relocation assistance through city housing programs and, where federal funds are involved, the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act. Eligible costs may include moving expenses, rent differentials, and temporary housing. Ohio does not impose statewide relocation-assistance mandates on private no-fault evictions, so Cincinnati's program is concentrated on involuntary displacement caused by code action rather than ordinary lease non-renewals.
Failing to coordinate with city relocation services when a building is ordered vacated, or pocketing federal relocation funds intended for displaced tenants, can trigger HUD recapture, civil liability, and code-enforcement penalties.
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