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Victims of Rainbow Terrace fire tell Cleveland council unsafe housing persists; call for inspections, reporting and tenant protections
Summary
Victims and advocates asked Cleveland City Council for immediate accountability and new rules after the Rainbow Terrace explosion, urging public reporting of inspection histories, proactive audits of subsidized housing, and protections against tenant retaliation.
Residents and survivors of the Rainbow Terrace explosion and other housing incidents used the council's public-comment period to press for stronger enforcement, transparent reporting and tenant protections.
Bridget Smith Jackson, speaking with children present, linked the June 23 fire to longstanding housing complaints dating back to 2022. "On June 23, those consequences turned deadly. Cordell Sheffield lost his life," she said, and described 44 families displaced and children with severe injuries. Jackson urged the council to use existing tools'rental…
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