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By Sam Allard
on Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 11:15 AM
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The City of Cleveland Heights added Source of Income protection to its fair housing law Monday night, becoming one of a handful of communities in Northeast Ohio where tenants may not be denied housing due to their use of federal housing vouchers.
Cleveland Heights joins Linndale, South Euclid, University Heights and Warrensville Heights in Cuyahoga County and Wickliffe in Lake County as communities with Source of Income protections.
Cleveland Heights Vice Mayor Kahlil Seren, who introduced the legislation, celebrated the ordinance's unanimous passage earlier this week.
I’m particularly proud to say that this PASSED unanimously!!! #ClevelandHeights renters deserve protection from discrimination. When I introduced this, it wasn’t popular, but after 3 readings + committee my colleagues joined me b/c we can’t be afraid to do right by our residents. https://t.co/4cVs3K0gCr— Kahlil Seren (@kahlilseren) April 21, 2021