Ohio motivated seller leads, county by county
25 counties, each with its own lists, its own test and its own capped seats. Pick yours.
Unpaid tax is certified delinquent after about a year; the county treasurer then forecloses through the court or the Board of Revision, and sheriff sales are held online. The owner can pay the full amount until the court confirms the sheriff sale. Mortgage foreclosure in Ohio is judicial. LeadCounty covers 25 Ohio counties and 4,111,693 properties, refreshed weekly from each county's own offices.
Every Ohio county with its counts
| County | Properties | Tax delinquent | Inheritance deeds | In foreclosure | Absentee owners | Seats | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) | 563,813 | 21,541 | – | 4,881 | 136,860 | Seats open | 2.3x |
| Franklin County | 498,409 | 41,508 | 21,776 | 1,147 | 136,916 | Full | 2.8x |
| Hamilton County (Cincinnati) | 356,700 | 21,619 | 5,636 | 1,094 | 75,556 | Seats open | 2.6x |
| Summit County (Akron) | 266,039 | 22,078 | 2,622 | 117 | 67,225 | Seats open | 2.4x |
| Montgomery County (Dayton) | 250,956 | 21,782 | 1,305 | 1,004 | 69,410 | Seats open | 2.4x |
| Lucas County (Toledo) | 204,794 | 27,141 | 12,179 | – | 60,025 | Seats open | 2.7x |
| Stark County (Canton) | 202,770 | 16,469 | 10,022 | 232 | 55,189 | Seats open | 2.4x |
| Lorain County | 171,828 | 7,061 | 9,577 | 550 | 35,476 | Seats open | 2.7x |
| Butler County | 163,987 | 9,732 | 9,358 | – | 36,320 | Seats open | 2.7x |
| Mahoning County (Youngstown) | 158,530 | 17,054 | – | 17 | 46,722 | Seats open | – |
| Trumbull County | 140,659 | 12,288 | – | 34 | 28,832 | Seats open | 2.9x |
| Lake County | 112,794 | 2,751 | 5,046 | 19 | 24,584 | Seats open | 2.5x |
| Warren County | 103,698 | 3,453 | 4,112 | 7 | 18,162 | Seats open | 2.5x |
| Clermont County | 102,827 | 1,465 | 5,841 | 8 | 19,296 | Seats open | 3.1x |
| Delaware County | 100,290 | 3,586 | 3,442 | – | 7,785 | Seats open | – |
| Medina County | 85,132 | 3,282 | 4,402 | 141 | 8,156 | Seats open | 2.7x |
| Licking County | 82,599 | 2,343 | 291 | 264 | 15,054 | Seats open | 2.6x |
| Portage County | 80,672 | 1,505 | – | 48 | 19,370 | Seats open | 1.5x |
| Greene County | 78,452 | 1,368 | 3,304 | 340 | 17,778 | Seats open | 2.6x |
| Fairfield County | 76,257 | 2,653 | 1,764 | – | 17,902 | Seats open | 3.2x |
| Richland County (Mansfield) | 74,806 | 6,025 | 4,254 | 16 | 21,973 | Seats open | 2.7x |
| Wood County | 71,584 | 859 | 3,620 | 3 | 12,540 | Seats open | – |
| Clark County (Springfield) | 65,543 | 4,587 | 4,648 | – | 18,191 | Seats open | 2.2x |
| Wayne County | 57,415 | 404 | – | 2 | 16,910 | Seats open | 1.7x |
| Union County | 41,139 | 1,599 | 97 | 11 | 7,059 | Seats open | – |
LeadCounty covers 25 counties in Ohio with 4,111,693 properties. The largest is Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) with 563,813.
254,153 properties are behind on tax across the state, most of them in Franklin County (41,508); 113,296 last changed hands with an inheritance deed, led by Franklin County (21,776); 973,291 have an absentee owner.
24 of the 25 Ohio counties still have open seats; each county is capped so the same owners are not mailed by everyone.
How tax sales, foreclosures and disclosures work in Ohio
| Tax-sale type | Redemption period | Mortgage foreclosure | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| County tax foreclosure (some counties also sell tax certificates) | The owner can pay the full amount until the court confirms the sheriff sale. | Judicial | Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 5721 (tax foreclosure) |
How to get a tax delinquent list in Ohio · Compare all 28 states
- Unpaid property tax
- County tax foreclosure (some counties also sell tax certificates). Unpaid tax is certified delinquent after about a year; the county treasurer then forecloses through the court or the Board of Revision, and sheriff sales are held online. Some counties also sell tax lien certificates.
- Redemption period
- The owner can pay the full amount until the court confirms the sheriff sale.
- Mortgage foreclosure
- Judicial. Mortgage foreclosures go through the court of common pleas and end with an online sheriff sale.
- Seller disclosure
- Sellers of 1–4 unit homes must give the Residential Property Disclosure Form (R.C. 5302.30).
- Wholesaling
- Ohio Senate Bill 155 deals with real-estate wholesaling: if you plan to assign or resell the purchase contract, tell the seller in writing. Check the current text with an Ohio attorney before you send contracts.
General information from public statutes and agency guidance, reviewed regularly, not legal advice. Rules change and counties differ; confirm with a local real-estate attorney or title company.
Read the guide: Tax-delinquent leads in Ohio →What the Ohio rules mean for your lists
Ohio sells the unpaid tax, not the house, so a tax-delinquent owner usually keeps the property through the redemption period. That makes the delinquent list a long-running list: owners stay reachable for months or years, and the earlier you write, the more choices they still have.
Mortgage foreclosures in Ohio go through the courts, which takes months. Owners with a foreclosure case can be reached long before a sale date, and a sale before the auction can protect their credit and equity.
If you buy and resell, plan for Ohio's seller disclosure rules: they apply to every resale of a home, including a flip.
Wholesalers should read the state's rules on assigning contracts before marketing a property they only hold under contract.
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Ohio questions
How do tax sales work in Ohio?
Unpaid tax is certified delinquent after about a year; the county treasurer then forecloses through the court or the Board of Revision, and sheriff sales are held online. Some counties also sell tax lien certificates. The owner can pay the full amount until the court confirms the sheriff sale.
Is Ohio a judicial foreclosure state?
Judicial. Mortgage foreclosures go through the court of common pleas and end with an online sheriff sale.
What must home sellers disclose in Ohio?
Sellers of 1–4 unit homes must give the Residential Property Disclosure Form (R.C. 5302.30). Ohio Senate Bill 155 deals with real-estate wholesaling: if you plan to assign or resell the purchase contract, tell the seller in writing. Check the current text with an Ohio attorney before you send contracts.
Where the Ohio data comes from
Each county's appraiser or auditor (owners, values, sales), treasurer or tax collector (bills, payments, delinquency), recorder or clerk (deeds, foreclosure and probate filings where public) and city code enforcement. Each county page lists its offices; see how we collect the records.
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