City Home Rules

Ohio: what each city requires before you sell

Northeast Ohio suburbs, especially in Cuyahoga County, run city point-of-sale housing inspections with escrow rules for unfixed violations.

85 municipalities tracked · 42 with a requirement at sale

By county: Cuyahoga County · Summit County · Lake County · Lorain County

Greater Cleveland & Northeast Ohio

CityWhat is requiredFeeStatus
Bedford HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$100Required at sale
Brook ParkCuyahoga CountyRe-occupancy (point-of-sale) inspection$60Required at sale
Brooklyn HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$50Required at sale
Cleveland HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$200Required at sale
Cuyahoga HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$150Required at sale
East ClevelandCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$150Required at sale
EuclidCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$225Required at sale
Fairport HarborLake CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
Garfield HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$200Required at sale
Gates MillsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
Highland HillsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$25Required at sale
Hunting ValleyCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionNo feeRequired at sale
MacedoniaSummit CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$75Required at sale
Maple HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$110Required at sale
Mayfield HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$100Required at sale
Mentor-on-the-LakeLake CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
Moreland HillsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$50Required at sale
Newburgh HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
North RandallCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$50Required at sale
NorthfieldSummit CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$100Required at sale
OakwoodCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$50Required at sale
OrangeCuyahoga CountySmoke and CO detector inspection$50,Required at sale
Richmond HeightsCuyahoga CountyExterior Maintenance Inspection ProgramNo feeRequired at sale
Shaker HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$200Required at sale
Sheffield LakeLorain CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
TwinsburgSummit CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$50Required at sale
University HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$150Required at sale
Warrensville HeightsCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$200Required at sale
WickliffeLake CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
WilloughbyLake CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
WillowickLake CountyPoint-of-sale inspectionRequired at sale
WoodmereCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$100Required at sale
BedfordCuyahoga CountyCertificate of Transfer$50Required in some cases
BratenahlCuyahoga CountyOccupancy permit$50Required in some cases
BrecksvilleCuyahoga CountySeptic inspection$350Required in some cases
Broadview HeightsCuyahoga CountySeptic inspection$350Required in some cases
ClevelandCuyahoga CountyCertificate of Disclosure + Exterior inspection$60Required in some cases
Coventry TownshipSummit CountyWell and septic inspectionRequired in some cases
LakewoodCuyahoga CountyCertificate of Code Compliance$50Required in some cases
Middleburg HeightsCuyahoga CountySeptic system evaluationRequired in some cases
Seven HillsCuyahoga CountySeptic inspectionRequired in some cases
South EuclidCuyahoga CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$200Required in some cases
AkronSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
AvonLorain CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Avon LakeLorain CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
BarbertonSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Bay VillageCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
BeachwoodCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
BentleyvilleCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
BereaCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
BrooklynCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
BrunswickMedina CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Chagrin FallsCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Cuyahoga FallsSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
ElyriaLorain CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
FairlawnSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Fairview ParkCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
GlenwillowCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
GreenSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Highland HeightsCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
HudsonSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
IndependenceCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
LorainLorain CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
LyndhurstCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Mayfield VillageCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
MentorLake CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
North OlmstedCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
North RidgevilleLorain CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
North RoyaltonCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
NortonSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Olmsted FallsCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Olmsted TownshipCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
PainesvilleLake CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
ParmaCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Parma HeightsCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Pepper PikeCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Rocky RiverCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
SolonCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
StowSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
StrongsvilleCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
TallmadgeSummit CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Valley ViewCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Walton HillsCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
WestlakeCuyahoga CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Willoughby HillsLake CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule

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