Pay or Look Up Lake County Property Taxes

This page helps users handle Property Tax tasks in Lake County, Ohio, including finding a bill, checking property details, reviewing payment choices, and contacting the right county office.

Use the Lake County Treasurer payment portal for tax bill payments and the Lake County Auditor property search for parcel, owner, and address information.

Lake County Treasurer payment portal

The Lake County Treasurer payment portal lets users search for a bill by parcel ID, name, or address, then add the selected bill to a cart for checkout.

• Parcel ID
• Owner name
• Property address

For better search results, exclude punctuation when entering search terms.

• Go to the Lake County Treasurer bill search.
• Enter a parcel ID, name, or address.
• Select the bill you want to pay and add it to the cart.
• Review the cart before checkout.
• Create an account or continue as a guest.
• Enter payment information and submit the payment.

Check the final total before submitting. Convenience fees are added by the payment processor and are not collected by Lake County.

Lake County Auditor property search

The Lake County Auditor property search helps users look up property records by parcel ID, owner name, address, street, or postal code. The search page lists data as current as June 17, 2026.

Use the Lake County Auditor basic property search when you need parcel or property details before paying or estimating taxes.

• For a parcel number search, enter the parcel ID. You can use an asterisk to find a group of parcels.
• For an owner search, enter a full name or part of a name. The asterisk works as a wildcard.
• For an address search, leave off the street suffix for best results.

The Treasurer notes that property information can be accessed on the Auditor’s website by name, address, or parcel number. Use capital letters and no dashes when searching.

Payment options and fees

Lake County lists several ways to pay property taxes, including online payment, phone payment, drop box, mail, in-person payment, online bill pay, and prepay options.

Registered portal users may be able to save payment information, track payment history, schedule future payments, submit mailing address changes, and receive e-billing text reminders. Guest checkout is also available.

2026 due dates and tax bill updates

Lake County lists 2026 due dates for real estate and mobile home taxes. The second-half 2025 real estate and 2026 manufactured home tax bills were extended to August 5, 2026.

Second-half bills are available online. Tax summaries update nightly, while tax bills update monthly and may differ from the tax summary.

A United States Postal Service postmark is acceptable for the second-half 2025 real estate tax payment deadline.

Prepay, AutoPay, and payment plans

Lake County offers several ways to manage property tax payments before or after a bill is due.

• Free recurring semiannual or yearly AutoPay requires a form.
• Free monthly AutoPay requires contacting the Treasurer’s Office to start and begins each August 5.
• Monthly AutoPay open enrollment runs April 1 through June 21 each year.
• The 12-month self-guided prepay plan lets taxpayers send any amount, any time of the month, if taxes are paid up to date.
• Delinquent payment plans require appointments and down payments.

For the self-guided prepay plan, the payment portal balance may show $0.00 until January. Users must choose “pay other amount.” Contact the Treasurer’s Office for monthly payment estimates at (440) 350-2516.

For delinquent payment plans, call (440) 350-2473 or email treasurer@lakecountyohio.gov.

Penalty waiver requests

A taxpayer may request a remission of penalty. Taxes must be paid in full or the taxpayer must be on a delinquent payment plan before a waiver is considered.

Supporting documentation is required. Waiver reasons may include timely mailing that was not delivered or processed, a first bill after mortgage satisfaction that was not received, serious injury, death, hospitalization within 60 days of the due date, or other reasonable cause without willful neglect.

Application for Remission Forms must be submitted to the Treasurer’s Office in writing or by email.

Property tax estimates

Lake County provides a property tax calculator for estimates for tax year 2025 taxes paid in 2026. The calculator asks for district, market value, residential or agricultural status, owner-occupied status, and commercial status.

Use the Lake County property tax calculator for an estimate before reviewing the official tax bill.

Lake County property tax contacts

Use these Lake County contacts for property tax payments, bills, delinquent payment plans, property search help, and Auditor property record questions.

• Lake County Treasurer, 105 Main St., C102, Painesville, OH 44077
  Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
  Phone: (440) 350-2516
  Email: treasurer@lakecountyohio.gov
• Lake County Treasurer delinquent payment plans
  Phone: (440) 350-2473
  Email: treasurer@lakecountyohio.gov
• Lake County Auditor, 105 Main St. PO Box 490 Suite C101, Painesville, OH 44077
  Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
  Phone: (440) 350-2532
  Fax: (440) 350-2667
  Email: auditor@lakecountyohio.gov