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Tag: Cleveland Department of Building and Housing

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Posted inGovernment

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

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

Cleveland’s Residents First law places local agents in the center of City Hall’s efforts to hold out-of-town landlords accountable.

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Posted inGovernment

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?

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
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Posted inHealth

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

A headshot of Celia Hack, health reporter for Signal Cleveland by Celia Hack June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
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What costs more, policing or housing? Tell City Council how you would spend Cleveland’s 2025 budget

Dakotah Kennedy by Dakotah Kennedy February 24, 2025February 21, 2025
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The City of Cleveland rolls out new home repair application

Dakotah Kennedy by Dakotah Kennedy January 6, 2025January 3, 2025
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A ‘Haven’ for women and children experiencing homelessness coming to Cudell

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters July 24, 2024February 19, 2025
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Posted inDocumenters, Government, Health, News

‘We continue to dive towards failure’: Cleveland lead safe efforts still short of goals

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters June 21, 2024October 18, 2024
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Does Cleveland’s Board of Zoning Appeals enforce compliance with conditions it sets?

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters January 1, 2024February 19, 2025
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Posted inDocumenters, Government, News

Makeover planned for downtown Cleveland’s Erieview Tower

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters October 20, 2023February 19, 2025
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New ‘Residents First’ rules proposed for Cleveland landlords

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters September 25, 2023February 19, 2025

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