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Category: Lead Abatement

Signal’s coverage of lead abatement issues includes enforcement of new city rules, health outcomes and more.
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.