Lead Abatement Archives - Signal Cleveland

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Cleveland prosecutes landlords who ignored lead hazards in homes

by Candice Wilder September 20, 2023September 22, 2023

The City of Cleveland has begun prosecuting dozens of landlords for ignoring lead hazards that pose a risk of poisoning children.

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A new approach to zoning in Cleveland: Form-Based Code (Podcast)

by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Cleveland Documenters and Lawrence Daniel Caswell September 12, 2023September 15, 2023

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Cleveland landlord who failed to clean up lead hazards fined $10,000

by Candice Wilder September 6, 2023September 22, 2023

A photo of Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin discusses a proposal to raise parking fees at the June 5, 2023 Cleveland City Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The committee did not move the proposal forward.

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Cleveland City Council’s marathon session before its summer break

by Cleveland Documenters, Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastazia Vanisko June 5, 2023June 13, 2023

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‘It hurts everybody in the end’: No easy answers for families displaced by lead hazards

by Candice Wilder May 17, 2023May 18, 2023

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Cleveland lacks emergency safety net for families displaced by lead hazards

by Candice Wilder May 16, 2023June 5, 2023

A teenager, a woman and a toddler stand in front of a pale gold colored home in Cleveland.

Displaced: A family forced out of Cleveland rental home by lead hazards finds little support

by Candice Wilder May 15, 2023June 5, 2023

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

by Candice Wilder March 17, 2023August 22, 2023

Cleveland launched a massive initiative three years ago to tackle the city’s lead problem. Here’s how it’s going.

by Candice Wilder March 14, 2023August 22, 2023

A slide from Lead Safe Auditor Robert Fischer’s presentation to council on Jan. 30

January 30, 2023: Cleveland City Council Health and Human Services & the Arts Committee

by Cleveland Documenters January 30, 2023April 6, 2023

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