Court Programs
The Toledo Municipal Court Housing and Environmental Division
is committed to creating a safe and secure housing environment
for all citizens residing in the Court's jurisdiction, including
Toledo,
Ottawa
Hills and
Washington Township.
First Offender's Program -
The First Offender's Program of the Housing Division of the
Toledo Municipal Court is designed to assist eligible and
approved parties to correct the conditions at their property
which has brought them before the Court. Participants who
successfully complete the program will have their cases
dismissed by the Court and will avoid a criminal conviction in
the matter.
Mediation - Mediation is a
process that brings together opposing sides in an attempt to
resolve a dispute and reach a settlement, as an alternative to
the formal court process. Mediations are facilitated by a
trained mediator who remains a neutral third party.
Community Control - An
assigned Housing Specialist meets with the defendant at the
property where 30-day reporting periods are arranged. A
compliance schedule for the clean up, board up, repair,
demolition or marketing is developed with the defendant that
itemizes each repair with a corresponding completion date. If
the defendant fails to show constant effort or fails to report
timely, the probation is considered violated.
For cases with offense dates occurring after January 1, 2004,
Community Control rather than Monitored Probation will be
imposed for those assigned to Housing Specialists. This change
in language is in compliance with sections 2929.26, 2929.27 and
2929.28 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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