The purpose of the Housing Clinic shall be to establish and administer programs to implement and carry out the intent of these Codified Ordinances, and to that end it shall deal with violators of the minimum standards set forth in these Codified Ordinances necessary to make all housing, building and structures safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards and fit for habitation, and beneficial to the public welfare; aid and assist in the coordination of the activities of the Municipal Court, upon referrals therefor, and with volunteers, consultants and other organizations in the City concerned with the problems of the enforcement of the minimum standards for housing and building; assemble, analyze and work with individual violators, voluntarily or upon referral, of the minimum Code requirements; enlist various social, economic, financial and medico-legal methods to insure that violators of the minimum Code requirements can comply and will be able to comply with the aforesaid minimum standards; act as a source of accurate and reliable data on the problems connected with housing and building; conduct such activities for the improvement and education of the citizens of Cleveland in order that they may better be able to comply with these Codified Ordinances; and provide such technical assistance aid and help to those individuals, corporations, or other entities referred to it, or voluntarily seeking its help.
(Ord. No. 1183-68. Passed 6-17-68, eff. 6-18-68)