About $2.3 million in grants are helping Lawrence Township Small Claims Court Judge Kimberly Bacon hire additional staff to support a local eviction diversion program that is serving nearly all of Marion County.
The program uses court navigators to provide tenants with legal information, resources, and connection to legal aid as well as contract attorneys to facilitate agreements between landlords and tenants to prevent or mitigate the impact of an eviction and avoid a contested hearing.
It’s an important venture in Indianapolis, which has the fifth-highest eviction filing rate among 34 cities tracked by the Eviction Lab national database.
The program is fueled by $2 million from the Indiana Bar Foundation and $300,000 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust provided through the National Center for State Courts—all under a partnership with the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority.
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