Cleveland City Hall has proposed updates to its 2019 lead safe laws to focus on high-risk properties, as only 30 percent of eligible rental units are currently in compliance. The new legislation would extend inspection renewal timelines from two years to three, and up to 10 years for landlords who replace lead painted windows and doors. It also aims to curb fraud by requiring local licenses for private lead inspectors and strengthens protections for tenants reporting lead hazards.

 

Electronic filing with the Supreme Court of Ohio and state federal courts has expanded to nine more facilities, giving incarcerated individuals across all 22 state prisons direct e-filing access through their law libraries. Prison staff email scanned filings to courts to streamline processing, with plans to eventually enable electronic delivery of court responses back to the prisons. Read more about this expansion at Court News Ohio .

Cleveland City Council passed a resolution directing city departments to refer to local Lake Erie waters as the "Gulf of Cleveland" on municipal maps. The measure was introduced as a response to a federal executive order regarding Lake Ontario and applies strictly to internal city documents. Similar water-renaming proposals have previously been introduced in Mississippi, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law is moving into the historic Huntington building in downtown Columbus, set to open in fall 2029. The new location puts students just steps away from courts, top law firms, and city policymakers for easy networking and hands-on experience. A partnership with the city, Huntington Bank, and Downtown Columbus, Inc. is making the downtown expansion possible, while driving economic growth and downtown resilience

Today is National Voter Registration Day . Stop by the Cleveland Law Library to register or update your voter info today! Can't stop by in person? Register online at voteohio.gov .