Foreclosure
Foreclosure can be a reality for those that are behind in property taxes.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU CAN REDEEM YOUR PROPERTY EVEN IF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS HAS BEGUN.
All Cuyahoga County Sheriff Foreclosure Sales are held online only.
The Civil Administrative Unit will accept payments from 8:00am through 3:30pm, closed weekends and local holidays.
The only acceptable forms of payment are:
- Certified bank check or Cashier check ***NO CREDIT UNION CHECKS***
- Money Order - not to exceed a total of $10,000
- Plaintiff's law firm check
The below items have been updated. Please read each one thoroughly to become familiar with the new mandates to the Sheriff Sale rules and guidelines.
- Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Rules Local Rule 27
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Rules - House Bill 390
Changes beginning with the November 21, 2016 Sheriff's Sale. - Terms of Sales
Official rules for purchased properties. - Sheriff's Sale Warning Letter
Important information for individuals who are attending a Sheriff's Sale for the first time. - Online Sheriff Sale
List of properties scheduled for Sheriff Sale and auction site. Real Auction's terms must be met to be eligible to participate in the Sheriff's Sale. Search the available foreclosed properties by city, parcel number or sale date. - Online Sheriff Sale Results
- Sheriff Sale Cancel / Postpone Form
Judgment Creditor's council must request a Sheriff Sale Cancel / Postpone form by emailing smhoward@cuyahogacounty.us and rdano@cuyahogacounty.us (requests must come from the law firm's email address). This will be the only acceptable form to cancel or postpone a sale in Cuyahoga County pertaining to ORC 2329.153. Please review the Civil Division's Policy posted on the Civil page for submission details. View the Civil Division's FAQ's. - Sheriff's Deed
Updated September, 2019. The Civil Division will only accept Cuyahoga County's version of the Sheriff's Deed. Plaintiff's council please email smhoward@cuyahogacounty.us and rdano@cuyahogacounty.us to request a fillable Sheriff's Deed.