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Thursday, July 26, 2018
On Friday, July 20, YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston
joined A.C.T.I.O.N. Executive Director Rose Carter, PolicyMatters researcher Victoria
Jackson, State Representative Michele Lepore-Hagan, resident Craig Gilchrist
and other community leaders and policy makers in a press conference outside
Vision Property Management-owned 226 East Lucius Avenue to urge the Ohio
General Assembly to consider legislation aimed at curbing abusive land contract
agreements.
Participants heard Gilchrist speak about his own experience with a
predatory land contract, having made payments for three years without realizing
the owner of the home was in foreclosure the whole time. He was evicted from
his home and, without legal protections as a homeowner or renter, was not able
to recuperate his losses. Mahoning County has 1,276 active land contract agreements
and Trumbull County has 2,706. Those who believe they are in a predatory land
contract are encouraged to call Community Legal Aid at 330.744.3196.