Cleveland: rules and rates

Point-of-sale inspections

• Point-of-sale inspection

  No Verified

  No point-of-sale inspection. A Certificate of Disclosure ($60, a records search) is required when ownership is voluntarily transferred; the city states it is not a point-of-sale inspection.

  “This is not a point-of-sale inspection.”

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Cleveland, Department of Building & Housing: Certificates of Disclosure · source record

• Point-of-sale inspection fee

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet.

• Escrow for unfinished repairs

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet.

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Rental registration

• Rental registration

  Yes Verified

  All owners of non-owner-occupied residential properties register every year, before tenants occupy; fees are due by March 31.

  “All owners of non-owner-occupied residential properties are required to register.”

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Cleveland, Department of Building & Housing: Rental Registration · source record

• Rental registration fee

  $70 per unit Verified

  $70 per unit, covering every property the owner does not live in.

  “The fee is $70 per unit and includes all properties that the owner is not living in.”

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Cleveland, Department of Building & Housing: Rental Registration · source record

• Rental inspections

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet.

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Municipal income tax

• Municipal income tax rate

  2.5% Verified

  2.5% (CCA rate table, tax year 2026).

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Central Collection Agency (City of Cleveland, Division of Taxation): CCA Tax Rates, tax year 2026 · source record

• Credit for tax paid to a work city

  100% credit, up to 2.5% Verified

  100% credit for tax paid to a work city, limited to 2.5% (CCA table, tax year 2026).

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Central Collection Agency (City of Cleveland, Division of Taxation): CCA Tax Rates, tax year 2026 · source record

• Who collects it

  CCA Verified

  Collected by the Central Collection Agency (City of Cleveland Division of Taxation).

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Central Collection Agency (City of Cleveland, Division of Taxation): CCA Tax Rates, tax year 2026 · source record

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Water and sewer

• Water

  Cleveland Water (all or part) Verified

  All or part of the community lies inside Cleveland Water's mapped service area; some streets may be served by another system, so check a water bill or the city.

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Cleveland, Cleveland GIS: Cleveland Water Division Service Area (GIS layer) · source record

• Sewer (regional treatment)

  NEORSD (all or part) Verified

  All or part of the community is in the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District service area (regional treatment); local sewer lines may be city-run.

  “Our service area includes all or portions of the following communities.”

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD): Service Area and Facilities · source record

• Trash collection

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet.

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Property tax rates

One row per taxing district in Cleveland (the county's district names, which include the school district). Rates are mills: dollars of tax per $1,000 of taxable (assessed) value.

Gross (voted) rates: DTE 70: Tax Rates by County and District, Tax Year 2025 (collected 2026), report dated 26 Dec 2025, verified 6 Oct 2026. Effective rates: Tax Rates by Community, Tax Year 2024 (collected 2025), verified 6 Oct 2026. The effective rate is the voted rate after Ohio's tax reduction factors. We did not find a tax year 2025 effective-rate table from the County when we checked on 6 Oct 2026, so effective rates are shown for tax year 2024.