Cleveland Department of Building and Housing Archives - Signal Cleveland

A boarded-up house in Cleveland

Vacancy, code violations found in investor’s portfolio of 153 Cleveland houses, study says

by Nick Castele October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

Housing advocates say Cleveland should sue over the condition of the properties.

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland property owners struggling with vandalism

by Cleveland Documenters August 24, 2026August 23, 2026

A photo of Sally Martin O’Toole, Cleveland Director of Building & Housing at the March 14th Lead Safe Advisory Board meeting.

Cleveland turns to new tech to speed up city’s housing department

by Cleveland Documenters March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

A screen capture of Cleveland's new permit portal website.

Cleveland updates its ‘antiquated’ permit process with online application portal

by Nick Castele December 10, 2025December 9, 2025

The house on 118th St. had been condemned and on a list of demolition.

Cleveland is ticketing landlords $200 a pop for failing to follow housing laws

by Celia Hack November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

A picture of Cleveland Housing Court Administrative Judge W. Moná Scott (left) and Michael Shockley, City of Cleveland property inspector, sitting next to each other at the Aug. 7, 2025, Ward 5 Community meeting.

‘There is no affordable housing,’ Cleveland Housing Court judge tells Ward 5 residents

by Cleveland Documenters September 3, 2025September 2, 2025

A woman wearing green sits at a computer desk looking over papers

Reluctantly, local agents sign up to take the heat for Cleveland landlords

by Nick Castele June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

A "Cleveland double" house in the city's Glenville neighborhood

Mayor Justin Bibb’s ‘Residents First’ law banked on signing up ‘local agents’ to keep out-of-town landlords in line. How’s it working?

by Nick Castele June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

A dark grey background with red houses drawn all over.

Cleveland ticketed 277 landlords with failing to prove their units were lead safe. Many have ignored the citations

by Celia Hack June 12, 2025February 23, 2026

What costs more, policing or housing? Tell City Council how you would spend Cleveland’s 2025 budget

by Dakotah Kennedy February 24, 2025February 21, 2025