Residents of a Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority complex called The Evanston claim a former property manager stole their rent money over the course of two years. Now they’re taking the housing authority to court to challenge subsequent lease terminations they’ve received.
Legal filings by an attorney for four residents of the complex allege Dion Crockett worked for CMHA subsidiary Touchtone Property Services as onsite property manager at The Evanston until late 2025. Tenants allege Crockett instructed them to make out money orders to him for their rent payments instead of paying through an online portal. The legal filings allege Crockett then pocketed that money.
Now tenants say they’ve gotten 30-day lease termination notices from CMHA alleging they owe thousands of dollars in back rent…