(a) Brief Legal Assistance. Individualized legal assistance provided in a single consultation by a Designated Organization to a Covered Individual in connection with a Covered Proceeding.
(b) Covered Individual. Any person who is entitled under a rental agreement to the use and occupancy of residential premises to the exclusion of others, including any tenant in a building operated by Lucas Metropolitan Housing, whose annual gross income does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty guidelines as established and updated periodically by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (42 U.S.C. § 9902(2)).
(c) Covered Proceeding. Any proceeding in the Toledo Municipal Court to evict, eject, or terminate the tenancy of a covered individual, or any appeal of such a proceeding.
(d) Designated Community Group. A nonprofit organization or association that has the capacity to conduct tenant outreach, engagement, education, and information provision.
(e) Designated Organization. A nonprofit organization or association that has the capacity to provide legal services per the standards set by the American Bar Association Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid to covered individuals facing eviction and is designated by the City pursuant to this ordinance.
(f) Full Legal Representation. Ongoing legal representation provided by a designated organization to a Covered Individual and all legal advice, advocacy, and assistance associated with such representation. Such representation includes, but is not limited to, the filing of a notice of appearance on behalf of the covered individual in a covered proceeding.
(g) Legal Services. Any legal representation provided to a covered individual, including brief legal assistance and full legal representation.
(Ord. 418-21. Passed 9-15-21.)