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July 2026 Deteriorating Shaker Square area apartments move to local control, rehab planned
Jun 2026 “After hearing directly from Shaker Square residents, it became clear the community has a different vision for this site."
Apr 2026 Cleveland had fought to call off the auction, fearing that the highest bidder wouldn’t make needed repairs to the buildings, but now the new landlord will be required to do so.
Feb 2026 Icy floors, flooded apartments: Vista at Shaker Square residents forced to relocate
Jan 2026 The city and Shaker Square-area stakeholders vehemently oppose Fannie Mae auctioning the Steiner properties.
Jan 2026 “The residents of the Shaker Square neighborhood deserve to live in a vibrant and stable neighborhood."
Dec 2025 Cleveland tries to stop auction of 14 troubled apartment buildings near Shaker Square - The city and community groups are urging Fannie Mae to take a different approach
Sep 2025 The Morelands Group has spent years lobbying city officials to attend to tenants’ complaints at the buildings. “For the tenants to have a safe and healthy place to live, that’s what we’re after,” she said.
Summer 2025 Tenant advocates ask courts for help with out-of-state owners
May 2025 Congratulations to The Morelands Group: City of Cleveland 2025 Age-Friendly Champion
Mar 2025 Cleveland neighborhoods "finally have the tools to stand up to the purveyors of decay. Now, they will be held accountable. And communities will be protected."
Jan 2025 Cleveland Housing Court placed the three properties under community control for three years and ordered payment of $1.2 million in back taxes.
Shaker Square tenants and the Morelands Group held a press conference to highlight the deplorable conditions of a building in the Shaker Square apartment corridor
The Morelands Group works with the City of Cleveland and Mayor Bibb to support the rehabilitation of apartments buildings for the safety and security of tenants
Nov 2024 As Cleveland Renters Deal With Predatory, Negligent Out-of-State Landlords, City Council Plans a $1 Million Push to Help Tenants
Spring 2024 Inaugural Tenant Safety BBQ
Mar 2024 Cleveland takes aim at absent landlords with 'aggressive' policies to help residents like these
Spring 2023 Morelands Group, City Call Out Slum Landlords
The Morelands Group has been “on the ground” with distressed tenants since the building’s water and electricity were shut off in early August
The annual Morelands Festival promotes community ties in the Shaker Square neighborhood
Mar 2023 Lawsuit over Cleveland apartment building conditions moves to federal court
Feb 2023 The New York owner of three Cleveland apartment buildings on Shaker Blvd. which went without heat for months this winter met with community members this week to talk about plans to fix the building.
Feb 2023 Remote "predatory investors," such as The Chetrit Group, have been scooping up low-cost properties in Cleveland and extracting as much rent as possible while not paying for building upkeep or improvements before reselling for a quick profit.
Feb 2023 Shaker Square residents protest lack of heat and water leaks at apartments owned by NY LLC
Feb 2023 Morelands Group, City, Call Out Negligent Landlords
Spring 2022 Morelands Group Makes Progress in Neighborhood Improvement
Feb 2022 Shaker Square area residents share distressed apartment building safety concerns
Feb 2022 “This area has been ravaged by real estate speculators buying, trading, flipping and abandoning once highly valued properties,” the Morelands Group statement read. “This degree of plunder is an indicator of the risks that exist to Shaker Square.”