Kris Harsh is a councilman, not a housing inspector, and no law gave him the authority to send violation notices to Ward 13’s property owners

CLEVELAND, OH – Ward 13 and new Ward 4 Councilman Kris Harsh has taken it upon himself to impersonate a housing inspector, threaten property owners with enforcement of criminal housing codes and is interfering with the due process rights of Cleveland home and property owners — all while reporters unfamiliar with the laws he’s violating cheer him on. Harsh, a former nonprofit housing advocate, shared a June 25, 2025 news release explaining how he’d driven the ward he represents and inspected 8507 properties. He confessed to using the U.S. Postal Services and public funds to mail 1845 letters to property…

