Real Estate Tax Foreclosure Unit is comprised of 4 attorneys and 12 staff who represent the Cuyahoga County Treasurer by filing complaints against certified and advertised delinquent property owners. 
 
We specialize in the following areas: Bankruptcy Court, Federal Court, Probate Court, Cleveland Municipal Court and Common Pleas Court. 

We educate municipalities, townships and county entities on the elimination of blight and abandonment in their community through the foreclosure process. Additionally, we: 

• File foreclosure actions on tax delinquent properties
• Represent Cuyahoga Treasurer in Federal Bankruptcy Court to collect real estate and personal property taxes 
• Secure money on behalf of the State of Ohio in Probate Court when a person dies without a will and without any relatives to inherit their estate 
• Represent Cuyahoga Auditor and Treasurer in Probate appropriation actions to ensure that all real estate taxes are properly assessed and paid when a public entity takes private property
• Represent County Sheriff  by filing contempt actions against bidders at sheriff auctions who fail to pay the balance of the agreed purchase price

Our unit in conjunction with the Cuyahoga Auditor and Treasurer
serves as the liaison with civic leaders, city directors, and local
neighborhood development groups by explaining the foreclosure
process, and assisting communities to identify at-risk properties
in order to develop strategies to eradicate blight.