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Cuyahoga County tired landlords list, OH

47,642tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

47,642 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Cuyahoga County, OH has 47,642 tired-landlord properties today, read from City of Cleveland records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 44105, 44102, 44109. 3,301 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when absentee owner who has owned the property 10+ years.

Three Cuyahoga County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Banbury CtWarrensville Heights10of 10Taxes 2 years behindOwned 14 years
W 31 StCleveland10of 10City code case in the last 2 yearsOwned 24 years
Chapelside AveCleveland10of 10Taxes 2 years behindOwes about $2,900 in tax (5.5% of the value)

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

3,301Also on the tax delinquent list3,301 Cuyahoga County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Cuyahoga County list is made

Cuyahoga County's tired landlords list comes from the City of Cleveland property roll records: we read the mailing address (absentee) and the date of the last transfer (10+ years) for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: absentee owner who has owned the property 10+ years.

Cuyahoga County data dictionaryYears since the latest transfer.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Cuyahoga County owners are

Top 5 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Cleveland18,78739%
Parma2,4205%
Lakewood1,8144%
Euclid1,7004%
Cleveland Heights1,5473%

Top ZIP codes: 44105 Cleveland (2,226), 44102 Cleveland (1,857), 44109 Cleveland (1,835), 44107 Lakewood (1,830), 44111 Cleveland (1,684).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Cuyahoga County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years0 0%
2 to 5 years0 0%
5 to 10 years0 0%
10 to 20 years27,478 58%
20+ years20,164 42%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k18,610 39%
$100k to $200k13,845 29%
$200k to $350k8,078 17%
$350k to $500k2,600 5%
$500k+4,509 9%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Cuyahoga County: what stands out

47,642 tired-landlord properties in Cuyahoga County right now, with a median county value of $130,200. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 18 years. Those behind on tax owe $8,955 on average. 5% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Cleveland holds the most (18,787, 39%), followed by Parma (2,420), Lakewood (1,814), Euclid (1,700).

By ZIP code, 44105 (Cleveland) has 2,226, 44102 (Cleveland) has 1,857, 44109 (Cleveland) has 1,835: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Cuyahoga County: taxes 2 years behind; owned 14 years; city code case in the last 2 years; owned 24 years.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (27,478 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (18,610).

The official source

Where the official Cuyahoga County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Cleveland. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

After a decade of tenants and repairs, many landlords are ready to cash out, often with tenants in place.

How to work the Cuyahoga County list

  • Stack with portfolio owner (5+) to find landlords who may sell several houses.
  • Offer to buy with tenants in place.
The letter to send: tired landlords ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many tired-landlord properties are in Cuyahoga County, OH?

47,642 on the latest county file, from official Cuyahoga County records (City of Cleveland). The count is refreshed every week.

How is a tired landlord defined?

An absentee owner who has owned the property for 10 years or more, from the county's transfer records.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Cuyahoga County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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