Cleveland, OH Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

01 of the Codified Ordinances bars any itinerant vendor from selling or offering to sell goods, wares, or merchandise in Cleveland without first procuring a license. 02 requires a written, notarized application to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses, who records the applicant's state license, endorses it 'local license fees paid,' and issues a local license good for any period under 120 days. 03 requires the applicant to disclose under oath the source of the goods, the names and addresses of the business's owners, everywhere the applicant has done business in the past 18 months, and how long the sales location has been or will be leased; a lease under 120 days is treated as prima facie proof the business is temporary.

False statements void the license and forfeit the fee already paid. 04 requires a $500 bond filed with the Department of Finance, approved by the Director of Law, to indemnify buyers against misrepresentation. 05 requires the applicant to appoint the Commissioner as agent for service of process. 06 sets the license fee at $100 for each week or part of a week the vendor intends to sell. 07 makes the license non-transferable and requires it to be conspicuously displayed at the place of business. 08. 15, but exempts farmers selling their own produce.