Lead Safe Advisory Board Report on Cleveland Lead Safe Auditor Findings
This report to the Lead Safe Advisory Board of Cleveland outlines the progress, compliance findings, and conclusions regarding Lead Safe applications and certifications for the period of April to June 2023. It includes data on applications submitted, approved, denied, and pending, as well as details on the implementation progress and metrics. The report also delves into the zone-wise distribution of applications and the overall approval and denial rates. Key insights on Lead Safe Certification and application trends are highlighted.
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Report to the Lead Safe Advisory Board City of Cleveland Lead Safe Lead Safe Auditor Auditor Period: April-June 2023 September 2023
Report Outline Context Zones & Rental Universe Implementation Progress Quarterly Metrics Compliance Findings Conclusions
Data through June 30, 2023 Cumulative First-Time Applications Submitted: 6,852 applications (27,919 units) Approved: 6,000 applications (23,543 units) Denied: 728 applications (3,496 units) Exempt: 88 applications, Pending: 50 applications, Revoked: 5 certificates Approx 13% of properties and 28% of rental units in City Renewal Applications 302 applications (585 units) submitted in first 2 quarters of rollout (1/1/21-6/30/21) subject to renewal As of 6/30/2023: 58 of these (19%) had at least made some effort to renew 47 passed (53 units) 11 failed (12 units) 242 expired (512 units)
Lead Safe Applications Count by Month Cumulative Lead Safe Applications 6852 6380 6000 5735 4907 5502 4930 4327 3922 3417 2837 2558 1854 1719 756 707 258 240 22 22 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Applications Approved 490 applications in quarter, down 24% from Q1 23 (645) 3rd consecutive quarter of decline Applications 1098 1085 1025 983 808 645 498 490 22 236 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023
Lead Safe Applications Count by Zone Overall, 87% of applications approved, 11% denied Changes from March Denials up 53% to 728 from 475 Pending/To be reviewed down 77% from 224 to 50 Zones each comprise approx 6000-7,000 rental properties To be Zone Apps Units Approved Denial Exempt Pending Reviewed 1 1,390 4,152 1,249 110 21 9 1 2 1,245 4,099 1,112 112 12 2 7 3 1,058 3,841 888 157 3 8 0 4 749 4,741 656 78 11 4 0 5 821 2,094 743 62 11 3 0 6 321 4,145 249 53 15 2 0 7 768 3,881 679 80 7 2 0 8 500 960 404 76 8 12 0 Total 6,852 27,913 6,000 728 88 42 8
Quarterly Metrics (through 6/30/23) Lead Safe Certification Initial Certifications submitted Initial Certifications approved Initial Certifications pending Initial Certifications denied Renewal Certifications submitted Renewal Certifications expiring Property Count Units Involved 6,852 6,000 27,919 23,543 50 71 728 58 242 3,496 65 512
Lead safe applications declined 24% in 2nd Quarter 2023 to 490, continuing a concerning four-quarter decline (down from 1,000/qtr in mid 2022) Approval rates remain high but denials are up 53% in most recent quarter; processing times and backlogs have been cut substantially with lower new application volume; nearly 3,500 units of housing are associated with applications in a denial status Primary Conclusions Renewals are not being sought by the majority of previously certified properties (81%) suggesting owner ambivalence to continued compliance; continued nonrenewal jeopardizes overall objectives Overall property compliance trend in line with peer cities but is declining and well below level required to reach full compliance by 2018 (650 applications/qtr vs needed 2,500/qtr)
Compliance Trend To reach a 7-year goal of compliance (by 2028), the volume of LSC applications would need to reach approximately 2,500 per quarter (vs average of 650 applications per quarter over most recent 3 quarters) Lead Law Compliance Needed Trend 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% For each quarter that achieves less than 2,500, the quarterly number needed increases Current Trend 40% 30% Cleveland-RR, 23% 20% RI, 20% Detroit, 15% Cleveland_all, 13% 10% Rochester, 8% Cleveland-URR, 7% Without high compliance on two-year renewals, overall success is at risk 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Years of Implementation
A landlord called trying to get ahold of the Lead Safe Resource Center, she says they never answer the phone and she can't get an update on her reimbursement. Lead Safe Comment Portal Apr-June 2023 5/23/2023 Landlord
