Cleveland, OH Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

04 governs vacant building inspections. The Director of Building and Housing may order an inspection upon the building's first vacant-building registration, on the Responsible Party's request, based on exterior conditions, past inspection results, or at the Director's discretion at any time; the Responsible Party applies on Director-supplied forms, and the inspection produces a written vacant building inspection report covering the exterior of the structure and listing the address, owner/lessee/party in control, authorized use and occupancy, and every known code violation. Under division (d), once that report issues, the Responsible Party must apply for and obtain a certificate of correction, which the Director grants only after all listed violations are fixed; division (e) bars occupying the building at all until that certificate is issued.

03 for any building without a permanently occupied lawful structure, with limited carve-outs for government-owned buildings assessed for demolition. 00 each. 00 above that size), adjustable annually for inflation, though owners can seek a bond exemption if the property has stayed unboarded, violation-free and tax-current for three years.