Propertiz is now live in Franklin County (Columbus), Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Hamilton County (Cincinnati), Montgomery County (Dayton), Stark County (Canton), Lorain County (Elyria) and Clermont County (Batavia). In each county, Propertiz loads every parcel and owner from the county auditor or fiscal officer, adds the distress records that county publishes, matches each record to one property, and ranks the owners who may have a reason to sell. All seven counties are at partial coverage today. Each one shows exactly what is included and what isn't yet on the Ohio coverage page.
What each county includes
Ohio counties publish very different records, so the mix of signals changes from one county to the next. Parcel counts are the county's own roll.
| County | Parcels | Distress records included |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin (Columbus) | about 494,000 | City of Columbus housing-code cases, vacant-structure inspections and emergency orders |
| Cuyahoga (Cleveland) | about 513,000 | Unpaid property taxes; City of Cleveland building violations, condemnations and board-ups of vacant structures |
| Hamilton (Cincinnati) | about 420,000 | Unpaid property taxes; code-enforcement cases from Cincinnati and the county's shared system |
| Montgomery (Dayton) | about 273,000 | New mortgage and tax foreclosure filings; City of Dayton housing-condition survey grades |
| Stark (Canton) | about 199,000 | Unpaid property taxes; sheriff foreclosure sales from the Sheriff's own sale docket |
| Lorain (Elyria) | about 172,000 | Unpaid property taxes; upcoming sheriff foreclosure sales |
| Clermont (Batavia) | about 103,000 | Unpaid property taxes; sheriff foreclosure sale lists |
Every lead in every county also gets an equity estimate, a HUD market rent and a DSCR at your purchase price.
Code enforcement in Ohio's big cities
Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton publish their code-enforcement data openly. Columbus posts its housing-code, vacant-structure and emergency-order cases every night. Cleveland publishes building violations, condemnations and the board-ups of open or vacant structures. Cincinnati's dataset is shared with other Hamilton County communities such as Blue Ash, Norwood, Forest Park and Sycamore. Dayton's 2025 housing-condition survey graded homes across the city, and Propertiz counts the ones rated as needing major repair or worse, along with vacant buildings.
Code signals are included in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton. Outside those cities and the Hamilton County communities on Cincinnati's shared system, code cases aren't included yet.
Unpaid property taxes, counted carefully
Unpaid property taxes are included in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Canton, Elyria and Batavia. A balance on an Ohio tax roll is often just one missed half-year payment, so Propertiz applies an extra rule in Ohio. A delinquency adds to a lead's score only when the parcel is certified delinquent or owes at least one full year's tax. Our guide to Ohio foreclosure and tax delinquency explains the rule and the county processes behind it.
Foreclosures and sheriff sales
Ohio forecloses through the courts. The first public record is the complaint filed with the county Court of Common Pleas, and the case ends in a sheriff sale. New foreclosure filings are included in Cincinnati and Dayton, from the Clerk of Courts' monthly report, which lists new mortgage and tax foreclosure cases. Sheriff sales are included in Canton, Elyria and Batavia, from the sale listings each Sheriff publishes.
Each Ohio Clerk runs its own docket, and many sit behind verification questions, click-through terms or logins. Propertiz reads a source only when its publisher's terms allow it. Foreclosure filings aren't included in Franklin, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Stark, Lorain or Clermont yet, and sheriff sale dates aren't included in Franklin, Cuyahoga, Hamilton or Montgomery.
What isn't included in Ohio yet
- Probate filings and evictions, in every Ohio county.
- Foreclosure filings outside Montgomery County.
- Sheriff sale dates in Franklin, Cuyahoga, Hamilton and Montgomery.
- Unpaid property taxes in Franklin and Montgomery.
- Code cases in Stark, Lorain and Clermont, outside the City of Columbus in Franklin, outside the City of Cleveland in Cuyahoga, and outside the City of Dayton in Montgomery.
How Ohio leads are ranked
The rules are the same as in every Propertiz county. A lead needs at least one active distress signal. Owner traits from the auditor's roll then add points, such as an absentee owner, an owner whose mailing address is outside Ohio, long ownership and high estimated equity. Older signals fade, so fresh distress rises to the top, and each lead's score explains itself signal by signal.
Two Ohio details matter when you read a lead. Ohio's homestead exemption is for seniors and disabled owners, so a parcel without it can still be owner-occupied, and Propertiz doesn't count a missing exemption against the owner. Where the county publishes Ohio's owner-occupancy credit (Lorain and Stark), Propertiz uses it to tell who lives in the house. And Ohio taxes the county auditor's value, and a sale can trigger a new appraisal, so today's bill can understate a new owner's. Check any deal at your own terms with the DSCR calculator.
Reaching Ohio owners
All data is public under Ohio's Public Records Act (R.C. 149.43). Contact owners respectfully. Mail first; follow federal rules (TCPA, Do Not Call) and Ohio's telephone-solicitation law (R.C. Chapter 4719) for calls and texts. No leaseback or "save your home" offers to owners in foreclosure. If you assign contracts, Ohio requires a written wholesaler disclosure to the seller.
The counts, map and sample leads for Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Canton, Elyria and Batavia are open to everyone. Sign up free and pick one of them as your home county to see every lead there with its owner; an account starts with 14 days of Closer, no card. Start with the Ohio coverage page or open a county directly in the app.