Johnson joins Legal Aid Society’s Marion office

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Marion Branch office is excited to announce that Demitri P. Johnson joined the Marion office on March 31, 2017. Johnson is a 2014 graduate of the Capital University Law School where she obtained a Juris Doctorate. During law school, Johnson was a recipient of the Ronald L. Friedman Memorial […]

Marion County Bar Association provides funding to educate tenants and landlords

Maintaining the supply of safe, affordable housing is a critical challenge in Marion, according to Staci Thomas, Managing Attorney of the Legal Aid Society of Columbus‘ Marion office. She says that often tenants do not know how to solve housing conditions issues, the purpose of rent escrow or how to use it effectively. With the […]

Legal Aid Society highlights efforts to enforce fair housing rules in Marion

Every April, HUD, local communities, fair housing advocates, and fair housing organizations across the country commemorate Fair Housing Month by hosting a variety of activities that enhance Americans’ awareness of their fair housing rights, highlight HUD’s fair housing enforcement efforts, and emphasize the importance of ending housing discrimination. “A core belief of our values as […]