Cleveland · guides
Cleveland guides
Written against what Cleveland actually publishes, not adapted from another city by swapping the name. Every figure in them is a count we ran, stamped with the window it covers.
How to read a Cleveland reportWhat the city publishes, what each comparison claims, and the three places a Cleveland report is quieter than a San Francisco one.What a Cleveland condemnation actually meansTwo thousand structures condemned since 2024, two thirds of them still open. What the notice says, what it does not, and why the garage counts separately.Cleveland's rental registration, and what a failure to register tells youEvery rental must be registered. Nine hundred were cited for not being, and four in five of those citations are still open.Reading vacancy in ClevelandSixteen thousand vacancy reports, and the five neighbourhoods that produce most of them are the same five that lead on condemnation.What Cleveland files every dayEleven lists, one filing type each, in the order the city filed them. What each one is, how often it moves, and how far behind the city runs.What to check before you bid in ClevelandThe permit and violation record on the parcel, the work the city has just issued nearby, and the one thing the permit will not tell you.Who to actually call in ClevelandThe department that holds each record, and its own page. No number here is one we made up.The words Cleveland usesCondemnation, failure to register, lead-safe, the Certificate of Disclosure, abatement — what each means on the record, and what it does not.What Cleveland's records do not sayThe seam in the crime archive, the trades the city files as categories, the owner data we refuse, and the lag on each feed.