Ensure Legal Representation for Disproportionately Impacted Groups

Right to Counsel Cleveland (RTC-C) responds to an eviction crisis that disproportionately impacts Black and female households.

Since RTC-C began in July 2020, nearly 5,400 eligible Cleveland tenant households have been assisted by RTC-C.

For RTC-C clients with cases closed in 2025, 82% identified as female, and 86% identified as non-white.

The chart below shows race, ethnicity, and gender statistics for RTC-C clients compared to Cleveland’s overall population. RTC-C clients are disproportionately female and Black or African American compared to Cleveland’s overall population.