City of Cleveland v. Shaker Heights Apartments Owner, LLC et al

  1. August 04, 2023

    Cleveland Apt. Code Violations Suit Sent Back To State Court

    An Ohio federal judge sent a suit claiming that a group of Cleveland apartment buildings has become a "public nuisance" back to its previous venue in state court, partly because the property owners failed to show that certain defendants reside out of state.

  2. April 20, 2023

    Cleveland Fights Apt. Owners' Bid To Duck Code Violations

    The city of Cleveland has urged a federal judge in Ohio not to dismiss a lawsuit it brought against owners of multifamily buildings that the city alleges are in disrepair, saying the owners have tried to escape liability by hiding behind a web of LLCs.

  3. April 12, 2023

    Operators Look To Duck Cleveland's Building Violations Suit

    All but one of the entities and individuals accused by Cleveland of operating multifamily properties that became a "public nuisance" urged an Ohio federal judge on Wednesday to drop them from the city's lawsuit, arguing that they aren't liable under state law because they don't own the buildings they manage.

  4. April 06, 2023

    Building Violation Suit Belongs In State Court, Cleveland Says

    The city of Cleveland is urging an Ohio federal judge to keep its suit against the property owners of an alleged "public nuisance" in state court because the defendants did not follow the proper steps to remove the case to federal court.

  5. March 23, 2023

    Apt. Owner Wants City Violation Suit Moved To Federal Court

    Defendants in a suit brought by the city of Cleveland alleging that a group of multifamily properties with 107 code violations has become a public nuisance are asking that the case be removed to federal court.