Dozens of tenants living at Cleveland's Residences at Shaker Square Apartments, who have been fighting for better living conditions, scored a victory in federal court.
CLEVELAND — Dozens of tenants living at Cleveland's Residences at Shaker Square Apartments, who have been fighting for better living conditions, scored a victory in federal court, allowing their case to be heard in city housing court.
James said the civil lawsuit could allow the city to appoint a receiver or separate entity to take control of the buildings and officiate needed repairs. The judge cited numerous issues at the buildings, including a lack of heat during the winter, broken elevators, inoperable fire safety equipment and more.
We don’t just report the initial story—we follow through to its conclusion. Read and watch our previous reporting on this story below and see more stories that we've followed through on here. “The city is using a very, very powerful tool; it’s a civil action called the civil nuisance claim," Westbrook said. “Tenancy in this building is between 15 and 20 years, so these are solid people; they’ve invested in this property, but rent goes up, and services go down, so essentially, the city is saying pack up and get out of town.”
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