Parma Heights: rules and rates

Point-of-sale inspections

• Point-of-sale inspection

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet. Check with Parma Heights's website.

• Point-of-sale inspection fee

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet. Check with Parma Heights's website.

• Escrow for unfinished repairs

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet. Check with Parma Heights's website.

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Rental registration

• Rental registration

  Yes Verified

  Any owner of rental property registers the dwelling with the city; an inspection must pass before a Rental Certification is issued.

  “Any property owner that owns rental property within the city is required to register the dwelling with the department.”

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Parma Heights: Rental Department · source record

• Rental registration fee

  $200 single-family/duplex Verified

  Single-family or duplex $200 (late fee $150); condominium $200; apartment buildings by unit count (capped at $1,000 a year per community).

  “Single Family/Duplex Registration Fee is $200.”

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: City of Parma Heights: Rental Department · source record

• Rental inspections

  Not yet verified

  We have not read this from a primary source yet. Check with Parma Heights's website.

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Municipal income tax

• Municipal income tax rate

  3% Verified

  3% (RITA rate table, tax year 2026).

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA): RITA Tax Rates Table, tax year 2026, and RITA member municipality pages · source record

• Credit for tax paid to a work city

  100% credit, up to 2% Verified

  100% credit for tax paid to a work city, limited to 2% (RITA: credit factor 100.000%, credit limit 2.000%).

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA): RITA Tax Rates Table, tax year 2026, and RITA member municipality pages · source record

• Who collects it

  RITA Verified

  Collected by the Regional Income Tax Agency (member since 01/01/2021).

  Verified 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA): RITA Tax Rates Table, tax year 2026, and RITA member municipality pages · 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. Check with Parma Heights's website.

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Property tax rates

One row per taxing district in Parma Heights (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.