Cleveland property report,
by address.

Search Cleveland code violations and building permits by street or address. See the violation or permit, its status, the work, and the dates, straight from City of Cleveland Open Data. This is the property history paid lookup sites charge for, free and in your browser.

City

Cleveland, OH

Source

City of Cleveland Open Data

Records

Code Violations · Building Permits

Cost

Free · No signup

One of 30 cities with a searchable list. Code violation lists by city.

Cleveland Building and Housing violation notices, about 61,000 filed December 2005 to present.

Enter a Cleveland street name or address above to pull its code violations and building permits on file. This is the kind of property history paid lookup services charge for, read straight from the city's open data.

Covers properties inside the City of Cleveland, as recorded by its Department of Building and Housing. Other Cuyahoga County cities (Lakewood, Parma, Cleveland Heights and the rest) keep their own permit and code-enforcement records.

Source: City of Cleveland Open Data. Public record (City of Cleveland). Violation notices and building permits are published by the City of Cleveland on ArcGIS; each record links to its page on the city's Accela Citizen Access portal.

Who pulls a property report

Buyers and renters check a property for open code cases and unpermitted work before they commit. Homeowners confirm a contractor pulled the permit they paid for, and that it closed. Neighbors look up a problem property near them. Investors, agents, and inspectors fold the violation and permit history into due diligence. Paid services charge per report for these public records; the city's data is open, so this tool is free.

Questions, with answers

Cleveland property report: common questions

What is in a property report?

Two public records for a Cleveland property: the code-enforcement violations reported against it and the building permits pulled for work on it. Together they show open code cases, what was built or repaired and when, and, where the city records it, who did the work.

How current is this data?

It is pulled live from City of Cleveland Open Data each time you search; nothing is cached on our end. The coverage line under each tab states the exact span that dataset covers, so you always know how fresh the records are.

Why isn't my address showing anything?

Only properties with a record on file appear. Many properties have no open violation and no recent permit, which is normal, not an error. Try the street name on its own, or a nearby address, and check both tabs.

Is a code violation the same as an open problem?

A violation is a case the city opened. Its status (open, closed, or resolved) tells you where it stands, so read the status on each record instead of assuming a listed violation is still active.

Is this every permit and violation?

It is what City of Cleveland Open Data publishes openly, which is the city's own record. For the certified file, or for very recent activity that has not synced yet, use the official city portal linked under the results.

How is this different from a parcel lookup?

Parcel lookup answers who owns a property and its assessed value, from the county. A property report answers what has happened to the building, from the city: violations and permits. They complement each other.

Cleveland property report,by address.