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Lakewood: rules and rates

City in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Each value below shows its source and the date it was verified (most recent check 6 Oct 2026).

Point-of-sale inspections

  • Point-of-sale inspection

    Limited Verified

    Only before the sale of non-owner-occupied residential rental properties (and for retail tenancies): a certificate of code compliance and inspection are required. Owner-occupied homes are not covered by this rule.

    “Effective September 1, 2019, certificates of code compliance, formerly known as certificates of occupancy, are required for new and changes of retail tenancies and before the sale of all non-owner-occupied residential rental properties.”

    Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Lakewood: Inspections and Code Compliance · 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

    Landlords hold a housing license, renewed annually by November 1.

    “Renew your housing license, due annually November 1.”

    Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Lakewood: Landlords · source record

  • Rental registration fee

    Not yet verified

    We have not read this from a primary source yet.

  • 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

    1.5% Verified

    1.5%.

    “Lakewood’s tax rate is one point five (1.5%) percent.”

    Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Lakewood: Municipal Tax FAQs · source record

  • Credit for tax paid to a work city

    0.5% credit for tax paid elsewhere Verified

    Residents receive a credit of 0.5% for taxes paid to other cities.

    “Residents receive a credit of zero point five (.5%) percent for taxes paid to other cities.”

    Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Lakewood: Municipal Tax FAQs · source record

  • Who collects it

    City of Lakewood Verified

    The city's Municipal Income Tax Division collects the tax.

    “The Lakewood Municipal Income Tax Division is charged with the collection, audit and enforcement of Lakewood’s municipal income tax ordinance.”

    Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Lakewood: Municipal Income Tax · source record

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Water and sewer

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Property tax rates

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

Tax year 2025 gross rates and tax year 2024 effective rates
Taxing districtGross rate, TY2025Effective residential, TY2024Residential tax as % of market, TY2024Effective commercial, TY2024Commercial tax as % of market, TY2024
00320 LAKEWOOD CSD 165.16 71.48 2.25% 98.32 3.44%

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.

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