‘Alarm bells’: Progress slipping on Cleveland’s lead-safe law as landlords fail to comply

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cleveland.comRobert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, explained how only a fraction of Cleveland landlords are complying with the city’s lead safety law—and they're heading in the wrong direction. He noted that if not stopped, the issue could jeopardize Cleveland’s landmark effort to curb childhood lead poisoning.