Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio (CMS) is devoted to reducing the harmful physical, emotional and economic effects of unmanaged or mismanaged conflict on culturally diverse individuals, families, organizations and communities.
During this period of concern about the Covid-19 Virus, the Franklin County Municipal Court has postponed holding eviction hearings at the court house until an unknown future date. During this period, CMS mediators will continue to be available by phone to assist Tenants and Landlords in working out voluntary "pay and stay" or "tenant move out" agreements with each other so that landlords may continue receiving rent payments and tenants may continue maintaining their current or alternative stable housing. For mediation assistance tenants and landlords may call our office at 614-228-7191 ext. 13, and leave a number and the best time to reach them and one of our mediators will be back in touch as soon as possible.
For mediation assistance with other non-housing related disputes, callers may also leave their contact information at the number above and they will be contacted by phone by a CMS mediator.
CMS' Free Eviction Prevention/Housing Stabilization Education Workshops in the community have been temporarily discontinued until at least June, 2020.
CMS' Conflict Resolution Training, which was scheduled for April 16, 2020, has also been cancelled.
CMS' Basic Mediation Training, which was scheduled for June 3-4, 2020, has also been cancelled.
Please come back and visit our website in June when we will post an update about our future FREE tenant workshop dates and locations.
We are your resource for achieving satisfying resolutions to difficult conflicts and learning how to resolve any future ones on your own.
We are your resource for resolving disputes within your organization and empowering all involved to respectfully address their own conflicts in the future.
We offer public workshops to help you develop effective conflict resolution and mediation skills. Learn more about our classes in our training brochure.
Evictions are being filed amidst Covid-19 and Franklin County Court closure.
The Columbus Bar Foundation presented a $50,000 check to Community Mediation Services.
Through free tenant/landlord mediation services and eviction prevention workshops, CMS works to combat the high number of eviction filings in Franklin County.
"Better Call Jackson" on NBC4 explores how local programs help residents avoid evictions.
Columbus Bar Foundation
