Cleveland has sent 2,477 tickets to landlords who haven’t registered their rental properties so far this year, the first test of the city’s newest plan to enforce housing laws.
After getting tickets, owners submitted applications for about 12% of the rentals. The vast majority haven’t paid the $200 fine that comes with the ticket.
The large-scale effort comes nearly a year after Building and Housing Director Sally Martin O’Toole told landlords to prepare for enforcement of the rules. Since then, Martin O’Toole said, her team has been building the infrastructure necessary to issue civil tickets to landlords who ignore laws that help the city track rental housing and ensure units are safe for tenants…