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Cuyahoga County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer. Tax bills: the Cuyahoga County Treasurer's Office. Deeds: the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer – Transfer and Recording. Each official search is below, with copy fees, the appeal route and the Ohio rules that apply.

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On this page
  1. Look up a property, its owner and its tax
  2. Deeds: search the index and order copies
  3. Disagree with the value? Appeals
  4. Who does what in Ohio
  5. Questions people ask
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Look up a property, its owner and its tax

The Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Cuyahoga County Treasurer's Office bills and collects the tax.1 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer – Transfer and Recording.2

Parcel and owner search
myplace.cuyahogacounty.gov (MyPlace)3
Parcel map (GIS)
Fiscal Officer Map Room tax maps; county GIS at geospatial.gis.cuyahogacounty.gov (linked from the A-Z directory)2

Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer (Appraisal / Real Property)

Address
2079 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 441151
Mail
Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office Appraisal Department, 2079 E. Ninth Street, 3rd Floor, Cleveland, OH 441153

Cuyahoga County Treasurer's Office

Address
2079 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 441151
Phone
216-443-7420 (Treasury Department)1

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Online search
cuyahoga.oh.publicsearch.us1Free search
Cost
Free4
Who runs it
publicsearch.us portal (cuyahoga.oh.publicsearch.us), linked by the county2
Recording fee
$39 for the first two pages and $8 for each page thereafter (effective October 24, 2024)2
Copy fee
$2.00 per page (copy of recorded instrument)5
Certified copy fee
Add $2.00 for a certified copy (Cashier table); the same page's Miscellaneous table lists "Certifications $1.00"5
How to order
Property Inquiry Form (Transfer and Recording); in person at 2079 E. Ninth Street, 4th floor2
Property alert
Property Alerts notification service linked by the Fiscal Officer (cuyahoga.oh.publicsearch.us/property-alert)3

What Ohio law sets for every county:

Copy fee
$2.00 per page total ($1 base fee + $1 housing trust fund fee) for photocopies, per 8.5x14 page6
Certified copy fee
Certified copy: $1 base + $1 housing trust fund per page; plus $0.50 + $0.50 per certification if the recorder's seal is required6

Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer – Transfer and Recording (Real Estate Services)

Address
2079 E. Ninth Street, 4th floor, Cleveland, OH 441152
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm2

Disagree with the value? Appeals

Appealing a value
Cuyahoga County Board of Revision, 2079 East 9th Street, 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44115; [email protected]1

The Ohio rules:

Appealing a value
Complaint to the county Board of Revision, filed with the county auditor, by March 31 (or first-half collection closing date, whichever is later)7
Appeal window ODT
ODT: formal appeals filed between January 1 and March 318

Who does what in Ohio

Who sets values
County Auditor is the assessor of real estate (Cuyahoga/Summit: Fiscal Officer)9
Who collects the tax
County Treasurer collects payments8

Liens on a property

County fixtures
Fixture filings: county recorder10

Questions people ask

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

Search the parcel records of the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer (Appraisal / Real Property) by owner name, address or parcel number: myplace.cuyahogacounty.gov3

Where do I look up a Cuyahoga County property tax bill?

The Cuyahoga County Treasurer's Office has the tax bill search: cuyahogacounty.gov/treasury/pay-your-taxes1

How much is a certified copy of a deed in Cuyahoga County?

Add $2.00 for a certified copy (Cashier table); the same page's Miscellaneous table lists "Certifications $1.00". Copies come from the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer – Transfer and Recording (Real Estate Services).5

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Cuyahoga County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 10 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Department A-Z DirectoryCuyahoga County
  2. Transfer and RecordingCuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
  3. Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
  4. Official Records Search (Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office)Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office (portal linked from county home and Transfer and Recording)
  5. Fees and Filings (Recorded Documents)Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
  6. Ohio Revised Code 317.32 – County recorder feesOhio Legislative Service Commission (codes.ohio.gov)
  7. Ohio Revised Code 5715.19 – Board of revision complaintsOhio Legislative Service Commission (codes.ohio.gov)
  8. Property Tax Resource HubOhio Department of Taxation
  9. Ohio Revised Code 5713.01 – County auditor shall be assessorOhio Legislative Service Commission (codes.ohio.gov)
  10. Ohio Revised Code 1309.501 – UCC filing officeOhio Legislative Service Commission (codes.ohio.gov)