Comparing Cemeteries

The Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, a government office and part of the Ohio Department of Commerce, publishes these suggestions for consumers.

• Check to see if the cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.
• Ask the cemetery operator for a copy of its rules and regulations.
• Be sure you understand the cemetery’s monument/marker and decoration policies.
• View the grave, crypt or internment site before you purchase.
• Insist that any promise made to you be in writing on the cemetery’s stationary and signed by cemetery personnel.
• Before you enter into a contract or agreement, find out about any cancellation and refund policies.

More information and literature is available from the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing at (614) 466-4100 or on the Cemeteries page of its website.