Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority v. Morgan

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Cassandra Morgan appeals from the judgment of the Hamilton County Municipal Court issuing a writ of restitution to plaintiff-appellee Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (“CMHA”). She raises two assignments of error for our review. Because we find merit in the first assignment of error, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

{¶ 2} Morgan is a tenant in CMHA housing. In July 2002, Morgan failed to timely pay her rent to CMHA by the seventh calendar day of the month. On July 17, 2002, CMHA served Morgan with a notice to terminate her lease. On August 1, 2002,…