PROJECT R.A.T.H.
Residents Against Terrible Housing
HOW IT WORKS
We document vacant & neglected properties.
We gather evidence on all code violations via photo and video.
We contact property owner through all available means.
If the property owner is willing to cooperate:
We work with them to mend dilapidations and bring the property back up to code.
If the property
owner is unwilling to cooperate:
We rally the neighborhood, interview residents, and petition the city for immediate action and pursue avenues of litigation with nuisance abatement charges.
Property owners are held accountable for neglectful behaviors.
Property values increase in the neighborhoods because of revitalized vacancies.
Nearly 1,000 vacant units. This is unacceptable.
551
5.8%
-9.4%
-18.3%
Total vacant lots in Cleveland Heights
5th worst investor-owned vacancy rate in the country
Your lost property value because of a nearby vacant property
Decrease in housing prices
from last year