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Candice Wilder, Health Reporter

Author Archives: Candice Wilder

Health Reporter (she/her)
Candice, a Cleveland Documenter since 2020, has been a freelance writer whose reporting and digital media work have appeared in The Daily Beast, VICE, Cleveland Magazine and elsewhere. She has written about health, equity and social justice.

candice@signalcleveland.org
Posted inLead Abatement

Only a quarter of Cleveland homes covered by a 2019 law have met lead-safe requirements

Candice Wilder, Health Reporter by Candice Wilder

Cleveland’s 2019 lead poisoning law imposed requirements on landlords and homeowners.
One key regulation required landlords who owned Cleveland properties built before 1978 to earn lead-safe certification on their rental units by March 2023. Landlords who did not comply with the new law could be ticketed, fined and charged with a misdemeanor in criminal court.