NORTHEAST OHIO CITIES WITH AND WITHOUT
POINT-OF-SALE INSPECTIONS
*NOTE THAT CITIES CHANGE THEIR POINT-OF-SALE REQUIREMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY CITIES REMOVED POINT OF SALE REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC AND HAVE NOT BROUGHT THEM BACK, BUT OTHERS DID.
*THE LIST BELOW WILL COVER EVERY CITY IN THE REFERENCED NORTHEAST OHIO COUNTY AND WILL STATE:
(1) WHETHER OR NOT A POINT-OF-SALE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED
(2) IF A POINT-OF-SALE IS REQUIRED, WHETHER THE CITY CONDUCTS BOTH AN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR POS OR JUST EXTERIOR; AND
(3) THE SOURCE OF THE ANSWER TOGETHER WITH THE DATE THE INFORMATION WAS CONFIRMED.
*ALWAYS DOUBLE-CHECK YOURSELF IN CASE THE CITY HAS UPDATED THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH
Bay Village - No Point of Sale (Source: FAQs • Does Bay Village have a Point of Sale inspection? (cityofbayvillage.com)) (Checked on May 1, 2024)
Beachwood - No Point of Sale (Source: Home-Maintenance Inspections | Beachwood, OH - Official Website (beachwoodohio.com)) (Checked on May 1, 2024)
Bedford - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-735-6530. Also: Certificate of Transfer - City of Bedford, OH (bedfordoh.gov)) (Checked May 3, 2024)
Bedford Heights -
Bentleyville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the building department @ 440-247-5055) (Checked May 3, 2024)
Berea - No Point of Sale as of 2019 (Source: Called the building department @ 440-826-5812) (Checked May 3, 2024)
Bratenahl - No Point of Sale is required. Certificate of Occupancy prior is required for a property sale but the inspection is optional and can be declined. (Source: Called the building department @ 216-681-4266) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Brecksville - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM the County Board of Health must review it prior to a sale (Source: Called the building department @ 440-526-2630) (Checked May 3, 2024)
Broadview Heights - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM it is inspected prior to a sale (Source: Called the building department @ 440-526-6864)(Checked May 3, 2024)
Brooklyn - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the building department @ 216-635-4203) (Checked May 3, 2024)
Brooklyn Heights - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR)(Source: Called the building department @ 216-749-4300) (Checked May 3, 2024)
Brook Park - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY)(Source: Called the building department @ 216-433-7412) (Note: They call it a “Re-Occupancy Inspection” and the form is on their website: Building Department | Brook Park, Ohio (cityofbrookpark.com))(Checked May 13, 2024)
Chagrin Falls Township - No Point of Sale (Source: Spoke to Zoning Inspector for the Township @ 216-408-8823)(Checked May 13, 2024)
Chagrin Falls Village - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the building department @ 440-247-5050)(Checked May 13, 2024)
Cleveland - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the building department @ (216)664-2282)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Cleveland Heights - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (Source: City website Point of Sale Inspections | Cleveland Heights, OH)(Checked May 13, 2024)
Cuyahoga Heights - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) (Source: Spoke with the Building Department @ 216-641-7020)
East Cleveland -
Euclid - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called the City @216-289-2700)(Checked May 13, 2024)
Fairview Park - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-356-4405)(Checked May 13, 2024)
Garfield Heights - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called the City @216-475-3835) (Checked May 13, 2024)
Gates Mills - YES, A POS OF SEPTIC SYSTEM IS REQUIRED, if there is a septic system on the property (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-423-4405) (Checked on May 16, 2024)
Glenwillow - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-232-8788)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Highland Heights - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-442-7403)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Highland Hills - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (OF EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Building Department @ 216-283-3000) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Hunting Valley - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR). If there is a septic system on the property, it will need to be inspected by the county health department before transfer (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-247-2804)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Independence - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-524-1019)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Lakewood - YES, POINT OF SALE (BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) IS REQUIRED ONLY FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT OWNER-OCCUPIED BEFORE THE SALE. No Point of Sale Inspections are required for owner-occupied properties (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-529-6270)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Lyndhurst - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-473-5108)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Maple Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED; seller must choose between exterior only inspection or an inspection of interior and exterior. (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-587-9039)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Mayfield Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) FOR A HOUSE; point of sale is not required for cluster homes or condos. (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-442-2107)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Mayfield Village - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-461-2213)
Middleburg Heights - No Point of Sale; any property with a septic system must obtain a Certificate of Septic System Evaluation from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. (Source: https://middleburgheights.com/building/div-of-building-faq/)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Moreland Hills - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); if a property has a well that is being used for potable water and/or a septic system, those would need to be inspected by the county board of health before a property can be sold. (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-248-1188)(Checked May 15, 2024)
Newburgh Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR). (Source: https://newburgh-oh.gov/housing-building-department/selling-or-buying-a-property/)(Checked May 15, 2024)
North Olmsted - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-777-8000) (Checked May 15, 2024)
North Randall -
North Royalton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-582-3000) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Oakwood - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (OF EXTERIOR ONLY), interior inspection is optional. (Source: called the Building Department @ 440-232-9980) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Olmsted Falls - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-235-1055) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Olmsted Township - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-235-4225) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Orange - YES, Before a property can be sold: 1) the seller must have the fire department inspect smoke and CO detectors in the home; and 2) if the home is on a well and/or septic, the seller must have the system(s) inspected by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-287-5133) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Parma - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-885-8030) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Parma Heights - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-884-9607) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Pepper Pike - No Point of Sale (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-896-6134) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Richmond Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (OF EXTERIOR ONLY); also if a property was built in 1990 or earlier, and was not sold within the last 5 years (or a dye test was not completed when the property last sold) a dye test will be required as part of the point of sale process (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-383-6312) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Rocky River - No Point of Sale is required (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-331-0600) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Seven Hills - No Point of Sale is required, but if a property has a septic system, it must be inspected by Cuyahoga County Board of Health (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-524-4427) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Shaker Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR) (Source: https://www.shakerheightsoh.gov/477/Point-of-Sale-Procedure) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Solon - No Point of Sale is required (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-248-1155) (Checked May 15, 2024)
South Euclid - No Point of Sale is required unless the home was previously vacant. (Source: https://cityofsoutheuclid.com/search/) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Strongsville - No Point of Sale is required (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-580-3105) (Checked May 15, 2024)
University Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR) (Source: https://www.universityheights.com/departments/housing/point-of-sale/) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Valley View - No Point of Sale is required (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-524-6511) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Walton Hills - No Point of Sale is required (Source: Called the Building Department @ 440-232-7800) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Warrensville Heights - YES, POINT OF SALE IS REQUIRED (OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR) (Source: Called the Building Department @ 216-587-6500) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Westlake - No Point of Sale is required (Source: Called the Westlake Building Department https://www.cityofwestlake.org/150/Building) (Checked May 15, 2024)
Woodmere -