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Cuyahoga County property data

Where Cuyahoga County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Cleveland.

59Cities and towns
511,231Parcels

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Where the records are

The county offices an investor deals with in Cuyahoga County, and what each one puts online.

Deeds and mortgages

Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer, Transfer and Recording. The Recorded Document Search covers deeds and other filings from 1810 to the present and can be searched free by name, parcel or document number, with copies ordered through the site's cart.

Owners and values

Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer, Appraisal Department. MyPlace is free and shows owner, transfer history, sale prices, values, building data, taxes and Board of Revision cases by owner, parcel or address.

Tax sales

Cuyahoga County Treasurer. The Treasurer sells tax lien certificates in one negotiated bulk sale, so there is no public auction to join, and the 2026 certificates are serviced by NAR Ohio.

Foreclosure sales

Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, Civil Division. All sheriff sales are online at cuyahoga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, and the free Sheriff Sale search lists properties by city, parcel number or sale date.

Parcel maps

Cuyahoga County MyPlace. Free property search with a View Map option for each parcel, plus property summary reports and document lists.

How property is sold here

Cuyahoga County follows Ohio's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Ohio guide for how the state works.

Tax sales

Ohio sells tax lien certificates, but Cuyahoga County offers them only in bulk through a negotiated sale, not to individual bidders, after taxes go unpaid past the July second-half collection. A certificate holder can file foreclosure if the lien is not paid within 12 months. Tax-foreclosed properties brought by the Treasurer are sold at online Sheriff sales held on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. when scheduled.

Foreclosure sales

Mortgage foreclosure sheriff sales are held online every Monday at 9 a.m. at cuyahoga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, and tax delinquent sales are held online on Wednesdays when scheduled; no sales are held in person. Buyers at tax delinquent sales must file a notarized Affidavit of Non-Delinquency before title transfers.

Assessed values

The Fiscal Officer reappraises all parcels every six years with an update every three years; the last full reappraisal was in 2024.

Transfer tax

Cuyahoga County charges a real property conveyance fee of 0.4% of the sale price ($4 per $1,000), plus $0.50 per parcel, collected by the Fiscal Officer with a DTE 100 form.

Land bank

The Cuyahoga Land Bank (Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation) acquires vacant and tax-foreclosed property and sells homes for renovation and land for development.

Worth knowing

Cuyahoga County has no separate Auditor or Recorder; the elected offices were merged into the Fiscal Officer, which handles deeds, values and parcel maps.

Worth knowing

Recording costs $39 for the first two pages and $8 per page after that, since October 24, 2024.

Worth knowing

Since April 9, 2025, Ohio law bars title transfer to a tax sale buyer who owns tax-delinquent property anywhere in Ohio.

Every town in Cuyahoga County

The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.

Bay Village city
Beachwood city
Bedford Heights city
Bedford city
Bentleyville village
Berea city
Bratenahl village
Brecksville city
Broadview Heights city
Brook Park city
Brooklyn Heights village
Brooklyn city
Chagrin Falls village
Cleveland Heights city
Cleveland city
Cuyahoga Heights village
East Cleveland city
Euclid city
Fairview Park city
Garfield Heights city
Gates Mills village
Glenwillow village
Highland Heights city
Highland Hills village
Hunting Valley village
Independence city
Lakewood city
Linndale village
Lyndhurst city
Maple Heights city
Mayfield Heights city
Mayfield village
Middleburg Heights city
Moreland Hills village
Newburgh Heights village
North Olmsted city
North Randall village
North Royalton city
Oakwood village
Olmsted Falls city
Orange village
Parma Heights city
Parma city
Pepper Pike city
Richmond Heights city
Rocky River city
Seven Hills city
Shaker Heights city
Solon city
South Euclid city
Strongsville city
University Heights city
Valley View village
Walton Hills village
Warrensville Heights city
Westlake city
Woodmere village

Questions

Where are deeds recorded in Cuyahoga County?

Deeds are recorded by the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer's Transfer and Recording department at 2079 E. Ninth Street, 4th floor, Cleveland. Records from 1810 to the present can be searched free online.

When is the Cuyahoga County tax sale?

Cuyahoga County sells tax lien certificates in one bulk negotiated sale, not at a public auction. Tax-foreclosed properties are sold at online Sheriff sales held on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. when scheduled.

How do I find who owns a property in Cuyahoga County?

Search MyPlace by owner, address or parcel number to see the owner, transfer history, sale price, value and taxes for free.

Are Cuyahoga County property records online?

Yes. Recorded documents, MyPlace property and tax records, parcel maps and the Sheriff sale list can all be searched online for free.

Sources for this guide

Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.

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