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.
Point of Sale Inspections in Cities in Cuyahoga County
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)
Point-of-Sale Inspections in Cities in Lake County, Ohio
Fairport Harbor - YES, POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Fairport Harbor Building Department @440-352-3620) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Grand River - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Village of Grand River @440-357-5222) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Kirtland - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Kirtland Civic Center @440-256-3332) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Kirtland Hills - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Kirtland Hills Village Hall @440-974-9090) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Leroy - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM it is inspected prior to sale (Source: Called Leroy Township Hall @440-254-4601) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Madison - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Madison Zoning Inspector @440-428-1120) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Mentor - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Mentor Engineering Department @440-974-5785) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Mentor on the Lake - YES, POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Administrative Assistant @440-257-7216) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Perry - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Perry Township Offices @440-259-5140) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Painesville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Community Development Office @440-392-5931) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Timberlake - No Point of Sale (Source: Called zoning inspector @216-316-0896) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Waite Hill - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Waite Hill Village Hall @440-942-1612) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Wickliffe - YES, POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR, SEWER DYE TEST, CITY APRON INSPECTION) (Source: Called Wickliffe Building Department @440-943-7115) (Checked June 23, 2025) Want to read more about the sewer dye test and city apron inspection? Check out: https://lppropertygroup.com/sell-your-house-fast-wickliffe-oh#sewer-dye-test
Willoughby - YES, POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR) (Source: Called Willoughby Building Department @440-953-4118) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Willoughby Hills - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Willoughby Hills Building Department @440-975-3550) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Willowick - YES, POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Willowick Building Department @440-516-3000) (Note: Also need a fire waiver and a sewer dye test if it has never been inspected) (Checked June 23, 2025)
Point-of-Sale Inspections in Cities in Portage County, Ohio
Aurora - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Aurora City Planning and Zoning @330-562-9564) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Atwater - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Brimfield - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Charlestown - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Deerfield - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Edinburg - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Franklin - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Freedom - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Garrettsville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Hiram - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Kent - No Point of Sale but the seller must present a zoning use certificate (Source: Called Kent City Building Permit Department @330-678-8107) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Mantua - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Mogadore - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Nelson - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Palmyra - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Paris - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Randolph - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Ravenna - No Point of Sale. Must do a bi-annual inspection to confirm tenant safety (Source: Called City of Ravenna Building Department @330-296-566) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Rootstown - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Sahlersville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Streetsboro - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Streetsboro Building Department @330-626-6069) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Suffield - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Sugar Bush Knolls - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Tallmadge - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Tallmadge City Office @330-633-0857) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Windham - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Portage County Building Department @330-297-3530) (Checked June 26, 2025)
Point-of-Sale Inspections in Cities in Summit County, Ohio
Akron - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Akron Plans and Permits Department @330-375-2010) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Barberton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Barberton Building Inspection Department @330-848-6730) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Clinton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Village of Clinton Administration @330-882-4782) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Copley - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM it must be inspected by the Summit County Health Department prior to sale (Source: Called Copley Township Hall @330-666-1853) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Coventry - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM ONLY) (Source: Called Coventry Community Center @330-644-0785 ext 695) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Green - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Service Department @330-896-5500) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Lakemore - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM it must be inspected by the Summit County Health Department prior to sale (Source: Called Copley Township Hall @330-733-6125) (Note: If the property was or will be a rental property separate inspections will be required) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Macedonia - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Macedonia Building Department @330-468-8363) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Munroe Falls - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Munroe Falls City Hall @330-688-7491) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Norton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Norton City Hall @330-825-7815) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Northfield - YES, A POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Northfield Village Building Department @330- 468‑4363) (Note: The form must be requested digitally and can be found on their website: Residential/Commercial Applications & Forms) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Northfield Center - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Northfield Center Town Hall @330-467‑7646) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Reminderville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Reminderville Administration Office @330-562‑1234) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Richfield - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM it must be inspected by the Summit County Health Department prior to sale (Source: Called Richfield Village Business Office @(330-659‑9201) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Sagamore Hills - No Point of Sale (Source: Called zoning inspector @216‑218‑0367) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Silver Lake - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Village Hall @330-923‑5233) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Springfield - No Point of Sale (Source: Called zoning administrator @330-734‑4117) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Stow - No Point of Sale (Source: Called planning director @330-689‑2810) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Tallmadge - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Tallmadge City Office @330-633‑0857) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Twinsburg - YES, POS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) UNLESS part of an HOA with fees to maintain the exterior of the building (Source: Called Twinsburg Building Division @330- 963‑6270) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Point-of-Sale Inspections in Cities in Lorain County, Ohio
Amherst - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Amherst Building Department @440-988-3734) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Avon - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Avon Building Department @440-937-7811) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Avon Lake - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Avon Lake Building Department @440-930-4102) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Brighton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Brighton Zoning Department @440‑662‑3300) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Brownhelm - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Brighton Zoning Inspector @440-670-2238) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Camden - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Camden Village Office @937-452-7547) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Columbia - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Camden Township Hall @440-236-8802) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Eaton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Eaton Building Inspection & Zoning @937-456-7155) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Elyria - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Elyria Building Department @440-326-1491) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Grafton - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Grafton Municipal Utility Building @440-926-1093) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Lorain - No Point of Sale (Source: Called City of Lorain Building Department @440-204-2045) (Checked July 15, 2025)
New Russia - No Point of Sale (Source: Called New Russia Zoning Department @440-935-4206) (Checked July 15, 2025)
North Ridgeville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called North Ridgeville Building Department @440-490-2081) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Rochester - No Point of Sale (Source: Called zoning inspector @440-864-1647) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Sheffield Lake - YES, POS IS REQUIRED (EXTERIOR ONLY) (Source: Called Sheffield Lake Building Department @440-949-5767) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Sheffield - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Sheffield Service Department @440-949-6209) (Checked July 15, 2025)
South Amherst - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM it is inspected prior to sale (Source: Called Village of South Amherst Building & Zoning Department @440-986-1061)
Vermilion - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Vermilion Building Department @(440) 204-2410) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Point-of-Sale Inspections in Cities in Medina County, Ohio
Brunswick - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Brunswick Building Department @330-558-6830) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Brunswick Hills - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM the County Board of Health must inspect it prior to sale (Source: Called Brunswick Hills zoning inspector @330-225-3781) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Chatham - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Chatham Zoning Department @330-421-3260) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Harrisville - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Harrisville Township @330-948-8050) (Note: Suggested that vacant agricultural buildings should be inspected) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Hinckley - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Hinckley zoning inspector @330-662-9223) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Lafayette - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Lafayette zoning inspector @330-661-7991) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Litchfield Township
Liverpool - No Point of Sale HOWEVER wells have to be tested by the health department (Source: Called Liverpool Township Zoning @330-483-3102) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Spencer - No Point of Sale HOWEVER IF THE HOME HAS A SEPTIC SYSTEM the County Board of Health must review it prior to sale (Source: Called Spencer Township Office @330-648-2666) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Wadsworth - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Wadsworth City Utility Building @330-335-1521) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Westfield - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Westfield Zoning Inspector @330-419-4971) (Checked July 15, 2025)
Westfield Center - No Point of Sale (Source: Called Village of Westfield Center @330-887-5151) (Checked July 15, 2025)
York - No Point of Sale (Source: Called York Township Hall @330-722-0185) (Checked July 15, 2025)