Tulsa to focus ‘multi-faceted approach’ on high eviction rate

The eviction-prevention initiatives will involve a coalition of city departments, Legal Aid, the Oklahoma Policy Institute and nonprofit agencies, Gligo said.

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Michael Overall
Tulsa World
November 11, 2019
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Tags: Housing: Eviction

Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma

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Secondly, Oklahoma law doesn’t provide tenants with as much legal protection as some other states, she said.

Theoretically, Tulsa could enhance tenant rights above and beyond state law, but that would require action by the City Council. It seems more likely that early efforts will focus on educating tenants about the rights they already have.

“Tenants and landlords,” Gligo emphasized. “Both sides need to know what their rights are and what their options are.”