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Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley is asking the city鈥檚 housing court to suspend the eviction of tenants who are suffering financially because of the coronavirus.

In a letter to Judge W. Mon谩 Scott, Kelley proposed pausing those evictions for 60 days. A housing court representative reached Tuesday said no decision has been made yet.

City council is planning legislation for next week to formalize the request.

鈥淭he shutdown of restaurants, of bars, of schools, everything, this is going to cause economic harm to a good number of people,鈥� Kelley said.

It would be up to the judge to decide who qualifies for eviction relief, Kelley said. If Cleveland鈥檚 housing court moves on the proposal, it would join cities and states across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Last Friday, Scott pushed back all criminal cases by three weeks in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Eviction cases were set to proceed as scheduled, although Scott said in a March 13 news release that the policy was 鈥渇luid and will continue to be monitored.鈥�

Cleveland and Cuyahoga County judges have scaled back hearings over the last few days to cut down on the number of people in the downtown Justice Center.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court suspended civil and criminal jury trials for 30 days, except in cases where a criminal defendant鈥檚 speedy trial rights are in jeopardy. Foreclosure proceedings are on pause for 60 days.

Cleveland Municipal Court is rescheduling all hearings except those that involve jailed defendants. Judges throughout the Justice Center are holding more bail and plea hearings to reduce the jail population.