City of Cleveland v. McCarthy

Mary Eileen Kilbane, Administrative Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Michael McCarthy, appeals his convictions for violating the housing code of plaintiff-appellee, the city of Cleveland. Finding merit to the appeal, we vacate McCarthy’s convictions and remand this case for further proceedings.

{¶ 2} McCarthy and Barbara Anderson were co-owners of a house located at 3802 Bosworth Road in Cleveland, Ohio. In October 2008, the city of Cleveland Department of Building and Housing (“the board”) sent McCarthy and Anderson a notice that they had violated several sections of the housing code. The…