Brie Zeltner

Journalist (Ohio)
Journalist at The Plain Dealer. Write about urban health, poverty and kids.

Links: @BrieZeltner | (Current as of: January 18, 2016)


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Law would require nearly all older Cleveland homes to be ‘lead safe’

Rachel Dissell, Brie Zeltner
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
July 23, 2017
Cleveland homes, childcare centers and schools built before 1978 would have to be certified as safe from lead hazards by 2021 under legislation City Councilman Jeff Johnson will introduce next month.

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Lead poisoning lawsuit highlights Cleveland family’s plight to find safe, affordable housing

Rachel Dissell, Brie Zeltner
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
May 29, 2017
The Legal Aid Society sued Cleveland on her behalf last week, in hopes the court will force city officials to follow state lead laws designed to protect children exposed to the brain damaging toxin, often in their homes.

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Legal Aid Society sues Cleveland on behalf of toddler, asks court to make city follow lead poisoning laws

Rachel Dissell, Brie Zeltner
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
May 18, 2017
The city has, for more than six months, failed to protect a toddler it knew was harmed by lead hazards in her West Side rental home, according to the lawsuit.

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Judge orders notorious Cleveland landlords to pay $4 million to female tenants

Rachel Dissell, Brie Zeltner
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
January 15, 2016
Two brothers are accused dozens of times over the past decade of mistreating tenants.



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