Cleveland, OH asked in Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Landlord - Tenant for Ohio

Q: What jurisdiction would I file a claim?

I lived in a place that we found out had toxic black mold and me and my family have been medically harmed by this. I asked the landlord to fix the issues and they refused, I complained to the health department and Fire Marshall and both told them they had to fix it due to serious health conditions and they refused but filed an eviction, they won't the eviction despite all the evidence. My mom has had several cardiac events, my son has been diagnosed with toxic mold exposure and health issues related to it and I now need 2 different surgical procedures due to it.

1 Lawyer Answer
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
Answered
  • Little Neck, NY

A: An Ohio attorney could advise best, but you await a response for two weeks. You may already be in touch with an Ohio attorney with the eviction. Consult with a local personal injury attorney about the best manner for handing the element of injury. Although the place of occurrence of an injury or the location of property is generally an acceptable basis for jurisdiction nationwide, only a local attorney could advise on this under Ohio law. Since you also have an ongoing eviction matter, you should coordinate attorneys for eviction and attorneys for injury, unless a single law firm is handling both. I'm sorry for your family's ordeal. I hope your son and mother are okay. Good luck

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