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The Local Government Information page provides ACAR members with a centralized source for current municipal and county policies that impact real estate transactions. This page includes information on point of sale requirements, rental regulations, and other local government actions affecting the Akron-Cleveland region.
Point of Sale & Rental Information
**Disclaimer: This is meant to be a helpful resource only. Contact the municipalities with questions and for the most recent information.**
Updated December 2025
Bay Village
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, rotates exterior vs. interier every other year
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): No placement on tree lawns
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: We have a certificate of compliancethat is issued after inspection for all registered vacant properties. $200 fee, both interior and exterior inspection, escrow requirement $1000, and equal to cost of repairs
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Shawnee Schuller, Asst. to the building director
- Phone: 440-899-3400
- Email: schuller@cityofbayvillage.com
Bedford Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $150
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior is only required, interior can be requested
- Certificate expiration (if any): Inspections are good for 1 year or new buyer gets 6 months on their temporary certificate
- Escrow requirements (if any): Yes 100% of the estimated amount will need to be held with a title company. Escrow hold letter required.
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Notes: New buyer will need to obtain an occupancy permit prior to close/occupancy
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, rental license is required. Fee is $50
- Annual fee: No annual fee. Inspection fee is $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, interior/exterior inspection is required for rentals
- Notes: As of now, Bedford Heights doesn’t have an annual rental registration; however, rental inspections are required when a tenant moves out and before another tenant moves in
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: David Bell, Director of Building & Housing, Community Development, and Economic Development
- Phone: 440-786-3240
- Email: davidb@bedfordheights.gov
Bratenahl
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, for new construction
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, rental occupancy permit/ no rental registration
- Annual fee: $25 per residential unit
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Yes
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: No
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Scott Packard, Building Official
- Phone: 440-526-2630
- Email: spackard@brecksville.oh.us
Brooklyn
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $75
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): No
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Fee $100
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Chara Barton
- Phone: 216-635-4203
- Email: cbarton@brooklynohio.gov
Chagrin Falls
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: N/A
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: N/A
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Short term rentals only
- Annual fee: Short term rentals only ($100)
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): N/A
- Notes: Please see ordinance for SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chagrinfalls/latest/chagrinfalls_oh/0-0-0-45724#JD_1361.01
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Please see link for TEMPORARY SIGNS codes: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chagrinfalls/latest/chagrinfalls_oh/0-0-0-41435
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Please see Maintenance of Structures and Premises requirements per code: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chagrinfalls/latest/chagrinfalls_oh/0-0-0-16659
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Katie Lockemer
- Phone: 440-247-5050
- Email: katie.lockemer@chagrinfallsoh.gov
Cleveland Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $200 for a single-family unit; $50 for each additional unit
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): One (1) year
- Escrow requirements (if any): If all Class A violations are not corrected, the seller must escrow no less than $1,000, or equal to 125% of the estimated cost of repairs
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, for rental properties
- Fee: $200 for the first rental unit, $50 for the second, and $25 for each additional rental unit with a maximum fee of $1,225
- Notes: Certificates of Occupancy not returned by December 31st are subject to a late fee of $25 for each month or portion thereof they are late. There is no charge for owner-occupied units in a two- or multi- family dwelling. Business occupancy permits are handled through our department now and the initial inspection fee is $100 with a renewal fee of $100 per year
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $50 annually
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, interior and exterior every five (5) years
- Notes: Inspection services will notify the owners when inspections are to be scheduled. For additional information, contact Inspection Services at (216) 291-5900. Rental properties are subject to a reinspection fee if violations remain 18 months after the initial inspection. The fee is $50.00 for each re-inspection until such a time when the property is in compliance
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any):
- We offer Down Payment Assistance to LMI buyers through our partner Home Repair Resource Center (https://hrrc-ch.org). They also have program available for Cleveland Heights Homeowners, including rehab loans, loan counseling, foreclosure prevention, tool rental, etc. The City Housing Prevention Office also has some loan and renovation programs for homeowners and seniors
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Allan Butler, Director of Housing
- Phone: 216-291-4962
- Email: abutler@clevelandheights.gov
Euclid
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $225
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior required, interior is up to seller
- Certificate expiration (if any): 6 months
- Escrow requirements (if any): No
- Occupancy Permit
- Notes: All homes are considered residential dwellings. When one is becoming an investment property, a rental license is required.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: N/A
- Annual fee: $200
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): N/A
- Notes: As stated above, once an owner decides to convert the residence from owner occupied to an investment property, we require a Rental Registration
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): We have no regulations for temporary signage except that we don’t allow any signs to be erected on tree lawns or poles (utility or street poles)
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: We do have both. A vacant property registration is an annual $200 fee and requires additional information. A foreclosure is $60. Both require an inspection
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Jim Quirarte, Housing Manager
- Phone: 216-289-8217
- Email: jquirarte@cityofeuclid.com
Gates Mills
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes, Certificate of Inspection required. Septic Inspection also required if applicable
- Certificate expiration (if any): Ninety (90) days
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, Rental Registration
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Dave Biggart, Building Official
- Phone: 440-423-4405 x127
- Email: daveb@gatesmillsvillage.com
highland Hills
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $25 and $20 for each additional unit
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): One (1) year from date of issuance
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Single Family - $40, commercial - $50
- Notes: Required for new homeowners or in rentals with a new tenant/change of tenant
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $25 and $20 for each additional unit
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, for general safety issues, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any):
(A) “Single-family dwelling unit lots (including attached units on individual lots); No ‘for sale,’ ‘for rent,’ ‘sold’ sign or any other sign (except nameplates as permitted above) shall be permitted. (B) Apartment and subdivision developments; One sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in total area, shall be permitted for each frontage street and shall be located not less than fifteen (15) feet from the front of any side lot line. Permits for such signs shall be for a period not to exceed one year. If no part of the development abuts a major or secondary street, directional signs not exceeding two (2) square feet in area may be permitted in public tree lawns for periods specified by the Zoning Administrator. (2) Permanent subdivision and apartment sign; One such sign indicting name, owner or manager shall be permitted, not exceeding twenty-five (25) square feet in total area, nor five (5) feet in heights, shall be permitted on each frontage street, but not less than thirty-five (35) feet from any occupied single or two-family residence, nor less than fifteen (15) feet from the front of any side lot line
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Robert Rodic
- Phone: 216-283-3000
- Email: bldg@vhhohio.org
Lakewood
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Residential $50, Commercial $75
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 30 days
- Escrow requirements (if any): No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Cert of code complianceyes
- Fee: Residential $50, Commercial $75
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, every 3-4 years
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): 6 sq ft max in residential zoning districts
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Christopher Parmelee, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-529-6295
- Email: christopher.parmelee@lakewoodoh.gov
Maple Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $110
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior (interior is optional)
- Certificate expiration (if any): 6 months
- Escrow requirements (if any): Yes, but only if the property will be used as an investment property. Escrow is waived for owner occupants
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $110
- Notes: Processed after repair estimated is submitted and approved by the chief building official and proof of 100% escrow being held by title or lending company.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $75
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, every time a tenant moves out or before a new tenant moves in.
- Notes: Annual registration deadline is March 31st. A late fee of up to three (3) times the annual fee amount will be assessed for registrations after March 31st.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): None
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Registration required, fee is $250
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Mr. Ashley R. Holloway, Housing Administrator
- Phone: 216-587-9026
- Email: aholloway@mapleheightsohio.com
Middleburg Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes, for homes with septic tanks.
- Fee: None
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, commercial only
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, exterior only. Interior with permission.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Commercial sign permit is required. Registration and application can be found at www.middleburgheights.com/division-of-buidling
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Keith Foulkes, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-234-2218
- Email: kfoulkes@midleburgheights.com
North Olmsted
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: A cert of occupancy is given on any new residential home
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: One person family $60, two $80, three $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Annually, both
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Chapter 1163.13 in zoning code
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Neal Dorenkott, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-777-8000
- Email: Dorenkottn@north-olmsted.com
Oakwood Village
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 90 days
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Residential: $10 (Temporary), $25 (Permanent); Commercial: $50 (Temporary), $100 (Permanent)
- Notes: By new owners
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: Residential: $10 (Temporary), $25 (Permanent); Commercial: $50 (Temporary), $100 (Permanent)
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): (a) No person shall maintain a real estate ‘for sale’ sign, with or without a ‘sold’ sticker thereon, for more than 30 days after the premises to which such sign pertains have been sold. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Daniel Marinucci, Certified Chief Building Official
- Phone: 440-232-9980
- Email: dmarinucci@oakwoodvillageoh.com
Orange Village
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Smoke and ℅ detectors + Health dept approval of spetic and well systems
- Certificate expiration (if any): 12 months
- Escrow requirements (if any): None
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Notes: Occupancy Cert required if new dwelli
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Only on private property, max 3 ft tall, max 8 sq ft,. Only one allowed
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: None
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Robert McLaughlin
- Phone: 440-498-4405
- Email: mclaughlinr@orangevillage.com
Pepper Pike
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: For new homes and projects only
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $101 every 2 years
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): None
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: None
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Tara Carlson
- Phone: 216-896-6134
- Email: building@pepperpike.org
Shaker Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $200.00 for single-family, $150.00 for condominiums, $200.00 for two-family, $200.00 for the first apartment unit plus $50.00 for each additional unit
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year
- Escrow requirements (if any): 150% of the estimated cost of repairs.
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, annual application required
- Annual fee: $45.00 per unit. Single-family: $200.00, Condominium: $100.00, Two-family: $100.00 per rental unit, Apartment:
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, interior and exterior are required every three (3) years
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Clifford Scott, Assistant Director of Housing Inspection, Joanne Dutches, Senior Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 216-491-1469
- Email: clifford.scott@shakerheightsoh.gov or joanne.dutches@shakeronline.com
Strongsville
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Only commercial properties
- Fee: $100
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Yes... Temporary ground signs not exceeding six square feet each in single face sign area and five feet in height, shall be permitted for each lot, provided such signs shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from any lot line and ten feet from any street right-of-way line. The total square footage for all such signs on a residential lot shall not exceed thirty-six square feet. Illumination of such signs shall not be permitted.
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: No
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-580-3107
- Email: ted.hurst@strongsville.org
Walton Hills
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Residential - $75.00, Commercial - $100.00
- Notes: Non-residential tenant spaces require occupancy permits prior to the tenant moving in. Owner is responsible for all corrections of violations. Residential occupancy permits are issued per owner request
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Rental License.
- Annual fee: $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Residential signs are permitted and shall be a minimum of six (6) square feet in area, and must be located outside of the City right-of-way
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: James Decker, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-232-7800
- Email: jdecker@safebuilt.com
Aurora
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $25
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): No
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: None
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Denise Januska / Director
- Phone: 330-562-9564
- Email: PZB@auroraoh.com
Kent
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Minimum is $25, but could be more and involveplan review fees may also be required if it is a new construction or renovation of a residential or commercial structure.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100, plus $5 per bedroom for single family and duplexes. The Health Department also charges a fee for larger complexes that have 3 or more units. You will need to contact that Department for the fee for the larger residential facilities
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes. Includes both interior and exterior. IIn-person inspections occur every other year if there are no changes in ownership and no prior violations (property maintenance, zoning occupancy limits, building code
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): None
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: None
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Bridget Susel, Community Development Director
- Phone: 330-678-8108
- Email: bridget.susel@kent-ohio.gov
Streetsboro
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required:
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Andrea Parma
- Phone: 330-422-2094
- Email: aparma@cityofstreetsboro.com
Akron
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $15.00 per unit, $1,500 maximum
- Notes: Deadline for annual registration is January 31st. A late fee of $15.00 will be required after that date.
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Duane Groeger, R.S., B.A., Housing Administrator
- Phone: 330-375-2366
Cuyahoga Falls
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Stormwater inspection
- Occupancy Permit
- Notes: Handled by Summit County Building Department
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Not required by the City, but must be registered with the Summit County Fiscal Office
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/cuyahogafalls-oh/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=550&keywords=sign%27s%2csigned%2csigning%2csigns%2csigns%27%2csign#secid-546
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Charles Nettle, Chief Code Enforcement Officer
- Phone: 330-971-8145
- Email: development@cityofcf.com
hudson
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Please contact Summit County Building Standards
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): General requirements include a maximum size of 10 square feet. Signs are not permitted within the City Right of Way
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Nick Sugar, City Planner
- Phone: 330-342-1884
- Email: nsugar@hudson.oh.us
Munroe Falls
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, for commercial/business property
- Notes: Issued by the Stow building department
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): On property, away from Right of Way
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: No requirements
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No programs
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Ken Salman/ Zoning Official
- Phone: 330-688-7491 ext. 226
- Email: ksalman@munroefalls.com
Norton
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $100
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Annual fee: Varies on purpose of occupancy.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): No, must be in compliance with regulation
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Bill Braman, Zoning Administrator
- Phone: 330-825-7815 x335
- Email: bbraman@cityofnorton.org
Stow
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $100
- Notes: If you are doing alterations, the certificate of occupancy will be issued as part of the Building Permit process.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Stow's Current Sign code: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/stow/latest/stow_oh/0-0-0-16345
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Sarah McGuinness, Deputy Director of Planning & Development
- Phone: 330-689-2811
- Email: smcguinness@stow.oh.us
Beachwood
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $500
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, both
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Only one permitted
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Veronica Muth, Building & Planning and Zoning Coordinator
- Phone: 216-292-1484
- Email: Veronica.Muth@beachwoodohio.com
Bentleyville
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: New homes only
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Only one sign per property
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Jeff Filarski, Building Commissioner
- Phone: (440) 399-0810
- Email: filarski@cvelimited.com
Brecksville
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, for any new construction
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, rental occupancy permit, no rental registration
- Annual fee: $25 oer resudential unit
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Yes
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: No
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Scott Packard, Building Official
- Phone: 440-526-2630
- Email:spackard@brecksville.oh.us
Brooklyn Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes, POS is required for residential
- Fee: $50 residential
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): N/A
- Escrow requirements (if any): Funds can be put into the title escrow account if needed
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $100
- Notes: Required for residential and commercial
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, for new tenant rental
- Annual fee: $35
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): POS or new tenant for commerical or residential
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): HELP (Housing enhancement loan program), sevel hills community center membership
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Nino Monaco, Building Commissioner, Howard Sonenstein, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-749-4300
- Email: bldg@brooklynhts.org
Chagrin Falls Township
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Edgar Boles, Township Zoning Inspector; Paul Kowalczyk, Building Inspector
- Phone: 216-408-8823 (Zoning) or 440-248-1188 (Building)
- Email: egar2@aol.com
Cuyahoga Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $150 for single-family, $200 for two-family, $250 for three-family, and $300 for four-family
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $50, each unit in a multi-occupancy thereafter shall be $25 annually
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Norm Casini, Building Commissioner; Ken LaBella, Assistant Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-641-7020
- Email: n.casini@cuyahogaheights.com or k.labella@cuyahogaheights.com
Fairview Park
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $75
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Notes: Application and inspection checlist avalible online
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant Property Registration (Inspection Required)
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Walter Maynard, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-356-4406
- Email: walter.maynard@fairviewpark.org
Glenwillow
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100 per rental unit
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Exterior only
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Four (4) square feet in area maximum, not to exceed four (4) feet high, and located no closer than twenty (20) feet from the side property line
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Branden Thomas, Chief Building Official
- Phone: 440-232-8788
- Email: bthomas@glenwillow-oh.gov
Hunting Valley
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: None
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year
- Escrow requirements (if any): Septic replacement
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, issued after passing POS
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joyce Cieslak, Hunting Valley Building Department Admin Asst
- Phone: 440-247-2804
- Email: jcieslak@huntingvalley.net
Linndale
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No. Inspection may be done via City Inspector or by another party, but must show proof of inspection. Call for additional details (Ask for Mike).
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: N/A
- Phone: 216-251-6000
- Email: N/A
Mayfield Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $100
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior
- Certificate expiration (if any): One year
- Escrow requirements (if any): Escrow funds are required when violations remain at the time of title transfer. Funds must be set aside to ensure that violations are corrected at a later date. The amount is set on a case-by-case basis
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100 per rental unit annually, $25 annually for apartment buildings
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, exterior every three years
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Braden Thomas, Building Director
- Phone: 440-442-2626
- Email: bradenthomas@mayfieldheightsohio.gov
Moreland Hills
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50 - $100, depending on if property is occupied or has been vacant more than 6 months
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year from date of inspection certificate
- Escrow requirements (if any): Determined on case by case basis
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: New construction, large additions/renovations
- Fee: Covered under permit fees
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: Initial $100; renewal $75; $25 late fee applies
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, interior and exterior, at time of initial registration
- Notes: Rental inspection fee - $100
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Must be on relevant property and out of right-of-way
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant (more than 6 months) homes to be inspected and registered; contact Building Department for details
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Theresa Dean, Building Department Admin Assistant/Assistant Clerk
- Phone: 440-248-1188
- Email: building@morelandhills.com
North Randall
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $100
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): Continuous
- Escrow requirements (if any): 1 + ½ times the estimate for repairs
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $100
- Notes: On change of ownership and any tenant changes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Annual fee: None
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, Int/Ext – Whenever there is a change of tenant
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): See village ordinance 1157.45 A-F for regulations
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: None
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): The Cuyahoga County Department of Development
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Charles Horvath, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-244-4274
- Email: horvathc@northrandall.org
Olmsted Falls
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Under 3,000 square feet gross floor area - $150, each additional 1,000 square feet or part thereof - $10 each
- Notes: Re-Inspection Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Real estate signs and development signs shall be permitted as temporary, nonilluminated signs located on the subject property, provided that such signs are displayed in compliance with the following regulations. Unless otherwise noted, such signs are permitted as ground, wall or window signs. All such signs must be removed within seven days after the sale or rental of the property. (A) Real estate “For Sale” or “For Rent” signs. (1) Single-family attached or detached dwellings. One real-estate sign advertising the sale or rental of property shall be permitted for each dwelling or vacant lot, provided that such sign exceeds neither four square feet in area nor four feet in heights. For attached single-family dwellings, such signs may be located either in the yard or window, but not in both locations…(B) Real estate “Sold” signs. If a property has been sold, that fact may be indicated under the following conditions: (1) Such sign may be posted only with the written approval of the owner/seller. (2) The sign may be posted for no longer than seven days, except for vacant lots of new
developments, in which case the sold sign may be left up until eighty percent of the lots are sold of fifty percent of the lots are occupied, whichever comes first. The specific date that the “sold sign” was posted must be displayed on the “sold” sign in legible characters no less than one-half an inch high. (3) The area and height of the “sold” indication, in combination with the “for sale” sign, shall not exceed four square feet and four feet height allowance stated above. (5) If any of the three conditions just cited are violated, the sign may be confiscated and/or the business that place the sign may be cited for violation by the Zoning Administrator.
- Restrictions (if any): Real estate signs and development signs shall be permitted as temporary, nonilluminated signs located on the subject property, provided that such signs are displayed in compliance with the following regulations. Unless otherwise noted, such signs are permitted as ground, wall or window signs. All such signs must be removed within seven days after the sale or rental of the property. (A) Real estate “For Sale” or “For Rent” signs. (1) Single-family attached or detached dwellings. One real-estate sign advertising the sale or rental of property shall be permitted for each dwelling or vacant lot, provided that such sign exceeds neither four square feet in area nor four feet in heights. For attached single-family dwellings, such signs may be located either in the yard or window, but not in both locations…(B) Real estate “Sold” signs. If a property has been sold, that fact may be indicated under the following conditions: (1) Such sign may be posted only with the written approval of the owner/seller. (2) The sign may be posted for no longer than seven days, except for vacant lots of new
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Braden Thomas, Sr., Building Inspector or Aimee Stone, Secretary
- Phone: 440-235-1055
- Email: bthomas@olmstedfalls.org or building@olmstedfalls.org
Parma
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, residential, commercial, and new construction
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: Varies
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Exterior inspection after rental registration has been complete
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Dan Kulchytsky, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-885-8031
- Email:
Rocky River
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, new construction only
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: One Rental Unit - $50.00, Two Rental Units - $80.00, Three or more - $100.00 for the first three units and $25.00 for each unit after the first three
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Notes:Rental permits are valid for twelve (12) months
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any):
(1) Single-family detached, single-family attached and two-family dwellings are permitted one (1) temporary free-standing sign not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, and four (4) feet in height above grade and set back a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any public right-of-way, advertising the premises on which it is maintained as being for sale or lease, or one (1) temporary free-standing sign, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area and not exceeding four (4) feet in height above grade, advertising the fact that the property has been sold, which latter sign may remain for a period of no longer than two (2) weeks from date of sale. All parcels including those which have frontage on more than one (1) street and corner lots are permitted one (1) such sign. The Zoning Administrator may authorize one (1) window sign, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, in lieu of a free-standing sign where it is determined that a free-standing sign would not be visible from the adjacent right-of-way. For sale or lease and sold signs shall not be illuminated. “Open House” directional arrows placed in public rights of way must be removed by sundown. Only one sign for each realtor at each intersection is permitted. (1) Multiple family buildings are permitted one (1) temporary sign, not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in area or seven (7) feet in height, advertising the premises on which it is maintained as being for sale or lease.
- Restrictions (if any):
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Ray Reich
- Phone: 440-331-0600 x2584
- Email: rreich@rrcity.com
Solon
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, for commercial and residential, for new and additions, scope of work only. Certificate of Completion for any alteration work in either commercial or residential
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: Single Family - $100.00, Two Family - $150.00 ($75.00 per unit), multi-family (3+ Units) - $160.00 for the first three units, plus $30.00 for each additional dwelling unit.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): No larger than six (6) square feet, located from at least ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way line, at least five (5) feet from a side property line, and sign shall be removed from the property within ten (10) days of close of sale, lease, or rental of the property
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Russ Rodic, Chief Building Official; Barb Janca (Contact for Rental Permits and Occupancy Applications)
- Phone: 440-349-9737
- Email: rrodic@solonohio.org
University Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Single - $150.00, Double – $300.00
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: Single Family - $300.00, Double Family - $400.00, Rentable Third Floor - $100.00. Fees are every two years.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, interior and exterior.
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Bill Bartley, Chief Building Official
- Phone: 440-429-9137
- Email: bbartley@universityheights.com or building@universityheights.com
Warrensville Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes, commercial
- Fee: $200.00 for a single-tenant building, $200.00 for the first unit in a multi-tenant building and $90.00 for each additional unit, $200.00 for commercial structures, and $90.00 per unit for each structure
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year
- Escrow requirements (if any): 150% of the estimated cost of repairs
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Residential - $100.00, Residential Multi-tenant - $30.00 each unit, Commercial - $90.00 Multi-tenant, $200.00 single tenant.
- Notes: Where there is a change of If there is a residential Point of Sale done on the property, then we can issue the occupancy permit and rental registration. When there is a change in occupancy with a Point of Sale or New Construction, the new owner must file and pay for an Occupancy Permit. If the property is going to be a rental, a Rental Registration and Occupancy Permit must be paid for an submitted. Existing Residential Properties for occupancy is now referred to as a Certificate of
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, now called Non-Owner-Occupied Residential Property Registration
- Annual fee: $100.00 per unit for condominiums, $100.00 single-family, $100.00 per unit for two-family, multi-family/apartment $50.00 per unit, $100.00 per unit for condominiums
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): No, however the registration certificate can be revoked if the property owner falls out of compliance with our codified ordinances, like nuisance complaints, code violations, false information provided on the registration, etc.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): We have just been having them pull a Sign Permit, with a rendering, and site plan. We have not been making them be removed within sixty (60) days. For residential, the six (6) square feet still applies but we have not been making residents remove them in sixty (60) days, but we will keep an eye out if it becomes an excessive time frame. Temporary signage cannot exceed six (6) square feet and cannot be higher than four (4) Signs must be twenty (20) feet away from the street and six (6) feet away from property lines. Signs cannot be displayed for longer than sixty (60) days. We will be working on a change to our signage code, that will be specific to Real Estate Signage pertaining to size, location, and time frame. For commercial, we have currently been allowing 4ftx8ft until we can make the update, due to some feedback from Commercial Brokers. We have just been having them pull a Sign Permit, with a rendering, and site plan. We have not been making them be removed within sixty (60) days. For residential, the six (6) square feet still applies but we have not been making residents remove them in sixty (60) days, but we will keep an eye out if it becomes an excessive time frame.
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): Besides Tax Abatement for new construction or additions to an existing home, we do not. This mainly would be through the County.
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Benjamin Brown Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-587-1230
- Email: bbrown@cityofwarrensville.com
Garretsville
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Under the applicable for new construction to the County Office, Director Roberts is required to issue a Certificate of Occupancy. Any fees are the permit fees to construct
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joseph Bodnar, Director/Building Official
- Phone: 330-235-7123
- Email: jbodnar@portageco.com or zoninginspector@hvoh@gmail.com (Village contact for inspections)
Mantua
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Under the application for new construction to the County Office, Director Roberts is required to issue a Certificate of Occupancy. Any fees are the permit fees to construct
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joseph Bodnar, Director/Building Official
- Phone: 330-235-7123
- Email:
jbodnar@portageco.com or zoning.inspector@hvoh@gmail.com (Village contact for Inspections)
Sugar Bush Knolls
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joseph Bodnar, Director/Building Official
- Phone: 330-235-7123
- Email:
jbodnar@portageco.com or zoning.inspector@hvoh@gmail.com (Village contact for Inspections)
Barberton
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: In new buildings and commercial properties
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant properties must be registered and foreclosure must be bonded
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Bobbie Miller
- Phone: 330-848-6724
- Email: building@cityofbarberton.com
Fairlawn
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, Landlord License Required
- Annual fee: None
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): No
- Notes: https://www.fairlawn.us/371/Residential-Rental-Information
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Annie George, Admin. Asst. to Commissioner of Zoning, Housing & Residential Building
- Phone:
- Email:
Lakemore Village
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Only for new construction
- Fee: None
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $30 for single family, $45 for multi-family
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, annually
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Only permitted on private property. Cannot place in right-of-way
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant property should be registered as vacant rental. There is no fee.
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Tracy Sayers, Village Administrator
- Phone: 330-733-6125 ext. 3
- Email: tfast@lakemoreohio.org
Macedonia
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Residential - $75, Commercial - $150
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: For new commercial and residential construction, and new tenants moving into a commercial business. Also, for additions built onto commercial businesses
- Fee: Based on square footage.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): One for-sale sign is allowed on the property; the sign must be located in the front yard and must be at least twenty-five (25) feet from the street
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Nino Monaco, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 330-468-8362
New Franklin
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Septic
- Certificate expiration (if any): All pre-sale inspections are conducted by the Summit County Building Standards Department
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Notes: Handled by the Summit County Building Standards Department
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): The strictest sign placement regulations in Summit County, Real Estate signs are permitted on the property listed for sale; however, directional signs are NOT permitted in the road right of way
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Barry L. Ganoe, Zoning and Planning Administrator; or Bill Young, Code Enforcement Officer
- Phone: 330-882-4611 x220
- Email: bganoe@newfranklin.org or zoning@newfranklin.org
Tallmadge
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Notes: Handled by Summit County Department of Building Standards. Must get Zoning Use and Compliance Certificate through the Zoning Department.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: TCO 1108; we do not allow signage in the right-of-way
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Kelli Funk, Planning & Zoning Manager
- Phone: 330-633-0090
- Email: kfunk@tallmadgeoh.gov
Bedford
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Notes: New structure or change of use
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): One (1) temporary double face freestanding or wall sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises or part of the premises on which the signs are displayed, shall not exceed forty (40) sq. ft.
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): Tax abatements for new homes
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Michelle Dinda, Director’s Secretary
- Phone: 440-735-6535
- Email: building@bedfordoh.gov
Berea
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Based on square footage
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $60
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): None
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Prices vary: $75-$150
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): Neighborhood Improvement Program
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Kathy Palmer, Supervisor of the Building Department
- Phone: 440-826-5812
- Email: buildingdept@cityofberea.gov
Broadview Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: N
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, comes with new construction building permit fees; application online
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, apply online
- Annual fee: $100.00 for single- or multi-family (2-3 units); $50.00 for a two family if the owner is living in one of the units; and $100.00 for each apartment or multi-family building (4 or more units) plus $50.00 for each apartment or multi-family unit.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, every three (3) years.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Limited to two (2) square feet
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joe Mandato, Chief Building Officer
- Phone: 440-526-6864
- Email: jmandato@broadview-heights.org
Brook Park
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes, exteriror only
- Fee: Single-family: $60.00, All other residential structures: $30.00, Commercial: $100.00.
- Certificate expiration (if any): 6 months
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Notes: A Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued without charge to an applicant, after any building has received its final inspection as defined by the City Building Code, if such building is found to have been constructed or altered in accordance with plans and specifications therefore, the provisions of the Ohio and City Building Codes, all other applicable City Ordinances and the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Service, an application form must be completed and fees paid in order to schedule inspections. The form isposted on the City's website (www.brookpark.com.) For more information, please call the Building Commissioner. The City offers free permits in June, July and August.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100.00. $300.00 after March 1st.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Notes: Certificate of Occupancy required, rental licenses will be issued if all is well.
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Jason Monaco, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-433-7412
- Email: jmonaco@cityofbrookpark.com or buildingdept@cityofbrookpark.com
Cleveland
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No, however, there is an exterior inspection required for vacant 1–3-unit properties prior to sale. A Certificate of Disclosure is required for all parcels at the time of sale
- Certificate of DisclosureFee: $60
- Vacant Property Fee: $70 per unit, 1-3 Units
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: One-Family, Two-Family, or Three-Family: $150
- Notes: All new buildings, change-in-use or occupancy
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $70 for each residential rental, $100 late fee.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Inspections are on a systemic basis and landlords will be contacted to schedule their inspection. Be sure to refer to the Residents First legislative changes that began in 2024. Lead Safe Certificate is a requirement for all rental units built before 1978
- Notes: All rentals must be registered on or before March 1st
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Refer to the city’s Codified Ordinances related to Signage
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: $70.00 per unit, 1-3 Units
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): There is a downpayment assistance program in Cuyahoga County. Check the city website for updates and new programming
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: SMartin3@clevelandohio.gov (Director), TVanover@clevelandohio.gov (Chief Building Official), CSmith2@clevlandohio.gov (Certificate of Occupancy), bhrental@clevelandohio.gov (Rental Registration)
- Phone: 216-664-2651
- Email: SMartin3@clevelandohio.gov (Director), TVanover@clevelandohio.gov (Chief Building Official), CSmith2@clevlandohio.gov (Certificate of Occupancy), bhrental@clevelandohio.gov (Rental Registration)
East Clelveland
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: Single-Family dwelling containing one unit $150, and $50 for each additional unit; Multiple dwelling structures containing four to 15 dwelling units, $150 per building and $50 multiplied by
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: None
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100 per unit
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): No more than one “for sale” sign shall be permitted on any premises at any one time
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Salondra Wallace, Executive Assistance
- Phone: 216-681-2415
Garfield Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $200
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior (interior if homeowner signs consent form)
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year from date it is done
- Escrow requirements (if any): None
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes (Compliance Doc)
- Fee: None
- Notes: Need buyers paperwork
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $200 and $150 late fee
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Exterior inspections
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Yes, vacant and foreclosure filings
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Allison Hill, Admin Asst.
- Email: buildingdept@garfieldhts.org
Highland Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Notes: New construction Residential Certification of Occupancy is issued after all final inspections. On the new construction permits we do have a fee of $100 for certificate of occupancy
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Exterior inspection required, interior is optional
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Front lawn only, cannot block the right-of-way
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Dan Perno, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-442-7403
- Email: dperno@highlandhts.org
Independence
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Rental registration
- Annual fee: $25
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Size and quantity only, check zoning code
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Michael Gero, Building Official
- Phone: 216-524-1019
- Email: gerom@independenceohio.org
Lyndhurst
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Fee: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, for new construction
- Fee: Residential $50, Commercial $100
- Notes: Commercial occupancy must be renewed every year by 12/1; the fee is $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100
- Notes: We do an exterior inspection every three years or if a complaint is generated. These are due by June 1 of each calendar year.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Real Estate signs must be placed in the front yard only of the property for sale. No sign shall be placed in the public right-of-way
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant Property must be registered every 12 months. The fee is $100. Foreclosure property must be registered, the fee is $60
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Sheila Manfredi, Administrative Assistant to the Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-473-5108
- Email: manfredis@lyndhurstohio.gov
Mayfield Village
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): Refer to Codified Ordinance Chapter 1185; Sign Regulations
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Daniel Russell, Building Commissioner; Debbie Garbo, Executive Assistant
- Phone: 440-461-2213
- Email: drussell@mayfieldvillage.com or dgarbo@mayfieldvillage.com
Newburgh Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $150 for the first business unit in any building or structure, an additional $50 for each additional business unit in such a building or structure. The fee(s) shall be paid at the time the application for a certificate of inspection is filed with the village
- Certificate expiration (if any): One (1) year
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $150 for each and every unit in a Rental Dwelling.
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, conducted at the time of registration or renewal, OR upon change-of-tenant(s). A property owner may refuse consent to a rental inspection. If such a case should arise, the Village of Newburgh Heights may seek an administrative search warrant to inspect the
- Notes: Copy of insurance policy, issued by a reputable insurance company, ensuring the structure up to its full replacement value is required
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Must be kept out of right-of-way
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: The owner(s) of any dwelling structure that has become vacant within sixty (60) days after the structure becomes vacant, register with the Building Commissioner and designate an authorized agent located in Cuyahoga County for each vacant dwelling structure. The registration shall remain valid for one (1) year from the date of registration. The owner shall be required to annually renew the registration as long as the dwelling structure remains vacant and shall pay an annual registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each registered dwelling structure.
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): Student Loan Assistance Grant Program, Home Maintenance Grant Program, and ARPA Enhanced Home Renovation Grant Program
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: McKayla Pickering
- Phone: 216-641-4654
- Email: mpickering@newburgh-oh.gov
North Royalton
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $50
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): No
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: None
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: David A Smerek, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-582-3000
- Email: dsmerek@northroyalton.org
Olmsted Township
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Occupancy permits are only required under the building code for new construction, additions, and alterations. For businesses the zoning resolution would require a zoning certificate.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Not enforced
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Temporary sign permit required per the zoning resolution
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: No registration
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Justin Reed, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 440-235-4230
- Email: jreed@olmstedtownship.org
Parma Heights
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $250
- Notes: Letter of Intent for Business Approval
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $200
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yearly
- Notes: Apartment – fee dependent on number of units; yearly renewal and inspections of exterior & common areas
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Not on tree lawn or city property
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Registered with the City of Parma Heights application residential foreclosure $250.00 and Commercial Foreclosure $500.00
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): None
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Flo Zimmerman – Rental Department
- Phone: 440-884-9607
- Email: service@parmaheights.us
Seven Hills
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50 Residential $100 Nonresidential
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $100
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes
- Notes: Initial Inspection interior and exterior before the tenants move in; then exterior only every year
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Yes, 1 real estate sign 6sf max not exceeding the 4 foot height 10 feet from right of way and 25 feet from side lots lines
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant property registration annually $200
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): Home Heritage Program
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Building Department
- Phone: 216-524-4427
- Email: building@sevenhillsohio.org
South Euclid
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Vacant Properties only, prior to title transfer. Buyers must assume violations if any are found
- Fee: $200 registration fee
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Both
- Certificate expiration (if any): 1 year
- Escrow requirements (if any): Depends on violations found
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $200
- Notes: After violations from vacant inspection are in compliance.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $200 single/ $200 + $150 each unit for multiple
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Initially on a new rental, then every three years afterwards; interior and exterior
- Notes: Expires December 31 each year
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Not on tree lawn
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Must register vacant and foreclosed properties.
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Cherie Baldyga/ Housing Programs Coordinator
- Phone: 216-691-4206
- Email: housingprograms@seuclid.com
Valley View
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Business license for commercial
- Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): 05 COUNTRY HOME DISTRICT SIGNS (c) Real Estate Signs. One “For Sale” or “To Rent” or “Model Home” sign, not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in total sign area and not be permitted
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Larry Ellis, Building Commissioner
- Phone: 216-524-6511
- Email: lellis@valleyview.net
Westlake
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Rental License issued after inspection.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, every other year
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Donald P. Grayem Director of Inspections / Building Official
- Phone: 440-617-4105
- Email: dpgrayem@cityofwestlake.org
Hiram
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Under the application for new construction to the County Office, Director Roberts is required to issue a Certificate of Occupancy. Any fees are the permit fees to construct
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joseph Bodnar, Director/Building Official
- Phone: 330-235-7123
- Email:
jbodnar@portageco.com or zoning.inspector@hvoh@gmail.com (Village Contact for inspections)
Ravenna
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Interior/Exterior/Both: We will perform an exterior inspection at no cost. Perhaps one day we will charge a fee to perform this but currently there is no fee
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: We do not require an occupancy permit for three families and less. For new homes we will provide one as long as we perform the building inspections during construction. Anything over three units does require a certificate of occupancy and is subject to the commercial building code
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: $40 for one and two units, then $20 per additional unit. $100 registration fee per parcel address
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, both
- Notes: Ravenna has a rental registration and inspection per unit and performs every two years. See chapter 14 in the Ravenna Codified Ordnances.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Yes, see sign code 1458
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Bob Finney, City Engineer, Zoning and Building Dept. Supervisor
- Phone: 330-296-5666
- Email: bob.finney@ravennaoh.gov
Windham
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Joseph Bodnar, Director/Building Official
- Phone: 330-235-7123
- Email:
jbodnar@portageco.com or zoning.inspector@hvoh@gmail.com (Village Contact for inspections)
Clinton
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, by county
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes
- Annual fee: Yearly short term rental permit required, $50 fee
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): Not in right of way
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: Vacant properties must have permit.
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Jeff Ferjutz
- Phone: 330-417-2298
- Email: zoning@clintonoh.gov
Green
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: If the property has a septic system or private well, Summit County Public Health requires a Point-of-Sale inspection before transfer.
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Commercial/industrial & multi-family: Yes — a Certificate of Use & Compliance is required. Single-family home at sale/transfer: No municipal occupancy sign-off noted. (Handled through normal zoning/building compliance; no City POS or transfer inspection.
- Fee: $25 for the Certificate of Use & Compliance (business/industrial)
- Notes: Zoning administers the Certificate of Use & Compliance; contact Green Zoning with questions
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No City rental registration/licensing program was found. (Nothing in the Land Development Code or Permits & Licenses about a municipal rental registry.)
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): No municipal rental inspection program; general property maintenance and unsafe/dangerous building rules still apply.
- Notes: The City enforces exterior property maintenance and can act on unsafe/dangerous structures.
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any):
- Residential districts: Up to two temporary signs without a permit if non-commercial except signs advertising sale or leasing of the property are allowed; max 6 sq ft, ≤4 ft high, ≥30 ft from ROW and ≥20 ft from lot lines. American Legal Publishing
- Nonresidential districts: One temporary sign without a permit is allowed for sale or leasing; max 32 sq ft, ≤10 ft high, ≥20 ft from ROW and ≥20 ft from lot lines; an extra sign may be allowed on corner lots with spacing. American Legal Publishing
- No signs in the public right-of-way; unsafe signs can be ordered removed. American Legal Publishing+1
- Vacant Property / Foreclosure / Other Local Requirements
- Please list: The City may secure, order repair or demolition, and recover costs if a building is vacant/open or otherwise dangerous/unsafe. (No separate “vacant property registration” ordinance identified.)
- Homebuyer Incentives or Programs (if any): No City-run homebuyer purchase incentives were identified. The City does run a Minor Home Repair Program (for eligible existing homeowners) and has CRA/EZ economic-development incentives (generally business-focused).
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: City of Green — Zoning Division
- Phone: 330-896-6605
- Email: zoning@cityofgreen.org
Mogadore
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: For businesses only
- Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): “One temporary unlighted real estate sign not exceeding six square feet in area pertaining only to the sale, lease, or rent of the particular building, property, or premises upon which Such signs shall be removed within two weeks of the completion of the sale, lease, or rental.”
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Dave Natko, Zoning Department
- Phone: 330-217-7188
- Email: dnatko@mogadorevillage.org
Northfield
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes, exterior inspection only before posting for sale.
- Fee: $100
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior
- Certificate expiration (if any): 12 months
- Escrow requirements (if any): Buyer can sign POS inspection report to assume the violations and submit with the occupancy permit submission, no money required in escrow.
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes, all properties.
- Fee: $50
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: Yes, yearly registration and inspection
- Annual fee: No fee if you register from 1/1 – 5/31; 6/1 or later yearly will be $100.00 fee
- Mandatory inspections? (Yes/No, interior/exterior frequency): Yes, mandatory yearly registration and inspection
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Lisa Rodriguez
- Phone: 330-468-4363
- Email: adminassistant@northfieldvillage-oh.gov
Peninsula
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: No
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $75
- Notes: If you are doing alterations, the certificate of occupancy will be issued as part of the Building Permit process.
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Sarah McGuinness, Deputy Director of Planning & Development
- Phone: 330-689-2811
- Email: smcguinness@stow.oh.us
Twinsburg
- Point of Sale (POS) Inspection
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $50
- Interior/Exterior/Both: Exterior
- Occupancy Permit
- Required: No, Certificate of Compliance is required
- Fee: Fee paid upon application above
- Rental Permit / Rental Registration
- Required: No
- Real Estate Sign Regulations
- Restrictions (if any): City of Twinsburg Ord. 1173.17(b).
- Contact Information
- Name/Title: Keith Foulkes, Building Commissioner, or Jason Pastorius, Building Inspector
- Phone: 330-963-6270
- Email: kfoulkes@twinsburg.oh.us or j.pastorius@twinsburg.oh.us
