New Certificate of Occupancy required to rent out SFH?

[Daniel Loane]

Hi all,

I bought a SFH that I want to hold long-term in the City of Cleveland. The house was build ~100 years ago and had been used as a primary residence for a few decades before I purchased it as is.

I have polished it up and found a good renter who would like to rent the property as soon as possible. I only discovered now that I may need a Certificate of Occupancy.

Do I need to apply for a Certificate of Occupancy (e.g. because I have a change in use if I want to rent the place out and it served as a primary residence before)?

What timeline am I looking into for the Certificate of Occupancy if everything goes well?

What would happen if I rent out the place in parallel to submitting my application for a new Certificate of Occupancy?

Thanks!