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Ex. MET-CLE-008 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

County Executive announcement of Mar. 19, 2020: suspension of tax foreclosure action, delinquent contracts and Sheriff sales for at least 60 days; County buildings closed to the public (site-wide notice)

NEWS: County Executive Announces Suspension of Foreclosure Action and Delinquent Contracts in Cuyahoga County

County Executive Armond Budish; Cuyahoga County Treasurer · Cuyahoga County, Ohio (County)

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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
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 note

The 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.