Tax Lien Sales | Cuyahoga County Treasurer

Private businesses purchase overdue property taxes from the county. Collectors add interest and fees to the overdue debt and attempt to collect from property owners who owe the debt. They may offer a payment plan to taxpayers. Those who do not respond to debt collectors' communications risk having their property foreclosed or the debt being sold to another collection agency.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

2079 E 9th St., 1st Fl., Cleveland, OH 44115

Hours

M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm

Voice

(216) 443-7400

Fax

(216) 443-7463

Website

https://cuyahogacounty.gov/treasury

Application process

If the tax bill has been sold to a debt collection agency, property owner will receive a notice by mail with the debt collector's phone number. Tax payers are advised to contact the debt collection agency to attempt a workout, payable possibly by installments. If property owner cannot locate notice from debt collector, contact the treasurer's office for the phone number of the debt collection agency.

Fee

Free for information. Installment payment plans include significant additional interest payments on the overdue tax debt.

Eligibility

Serves Cuyahoga County. Those in owner-occupied properties, or who own commercial/industrial or non-owner occupied properties who have had their tax bills sold to a debt collector because they have not paid current property taxes or who have not complied with an installment payment plan that they agreed to with the county treasurer. Tax bills are sold if property owner is 12 months behind on their property taxes. Tax debt for those participating in the Homestead Exemption will not be sold.

Service area

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Agency info

Cuyahoga County Treasurer

Provides a variety of taxpayer services for county residents. Bills for and accepts property taxes, pursues delinquent property taxes, processes personal property taxes for business, maintains tax records. Administers special taxpayer service programs, invests county funds, disburses funds to school districts and other taxing subdivisions, and pays bills for the county.