‘Enforcement is near’ for many landlords as part of Cleveland’s lead poisoning prevention law
WEWS: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, said the majority of lead poisoning cases in Cleveland come from rental properties; children can be exposed to lead through lead-based paint that is prevalent on much of the city’s aging housing stock.