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- Jurisdiction
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Cleveland · Ohio
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Cuyahoga County Charter; EO2020-0002 (State of Emergency, Mar. 11, 2020); R.C. ch. 5721 (tax foreclosure)
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-19 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-03-19)
- End
- Foreclosure suspension at least 60 days (to about May 18, 2020); County buildings closed to the public until the Administrative Headquarters reopened July 7, 2020 (read as 2020-05-18)
- In force
- Mar. 19, 2020 to May 18, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- County Treasurer
- Sheriff
- the public
- County departments
- Functions reached
- CL closings and title work dependent on Sheriff sales and Fiscal Office counters
- CRT recorder, fiscal officer, auto title and other County public counters closed
- SV servicing and collections (tax foreclosure)
- Collection
- Cleveland MET-CLE
Operative words
County Executive Armond Budish announced on March 19 that the County Treasurer's Office is suspending further foreclosure action and delinquent contracts in Cuyahoga County, effective immediately and for at least the next 60 days... all Sheriff sales will be suspended during this period... All County buildings are currently closed to the public. Please visit our online services page for resources and information. Cuyahoga County Justice Center, Juvenile Justice Center, Courthouse, and Board of Elections remain open for essential functions.
Enforcement
Administrative; Sheriff sales suspended
Notes
Site-wide banner on every County page in Mar.-Apr. 2020 captures; the July 7, 2020 'FAQ: Cuyahoga County Administrative Headquarters reopens to the public' page (cuyahogacounty.us) confirms the reopening date but could not be fetched this session.
Retrieval noteThe saved raw capture (fetched Sept. 26, 2026 from the snapshot above) was rendered to PDF with headless Edge and hashed. County's own release; no separate signed order.