Landlord-tenant office plans phase-out evictions, potential closure
Mayor
The for-profit office, which conducts the majority of the city's evictions, has not been able to find an insurer and its current policy expires at the end of next month,
Shuter said her office will no longer accept new eviction judgments, known as writs of possession, beginning
"Assuming no new insurance is procured, the office will be shutting down at the end of September," Shuter added in the email.
In some cases, landlords may be required to restart the eviction process with the
If Shuter fails to extend the insurance policy,
Should the LTO close permanently, lockouts would likely fall to the
The
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Though the LTO is a separate entity and not part of the court system, state law allows the president judge to select the landlord-tenant officer. Traditionally, that person has been a private attorney.
Elsewhere in
The landlord-tenant officer, in exchange for a fee paid by landlords, hires armed security contractors, referred to as deputies, to evict renters who have been ordered out of a property.
Attempts to reform the LTO ramped up last year after deputies discharged their guns during three evictions over the span of several months.
In
Davis's attorney,
There have been efforts to overhaul the LTO in
Though that bill stalled in the
"After her deputies shot two women during evictions last year, triggering two lawsuits to cover millions of dollars for their medical care, it's no surprise that landlord-tenant officer
"Every other municipality in the state of
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