Vacation House Checks

If you plan on going on vacation for the weekend or an extended period of time, the Urbana Police Division provides a free vacation house check.  The police division will periodically check the exterior of your home while you are away.  This service helps to deter potential burglars and provides for additional security while you are away.

Vacation house checks are not recommended for citizens that will have friends or family at the residence regularly for such things as yard work, caring for animals, etc.  It is also not recommended for those who have an alarm system on their home.

Vacation house checks can be requested two ways.  You can obtain a vacation house check form online and either fax it to the Urbana Police Division at 937-652-5146 or you can drop the form off at the Urbana Police Division Records Department at 205 South Main Street, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Vacation House Check Request Form

Urbana is conveniently nestled in Champaign County in the heart of west central Ohio.

  • Incorporated in 1868
  • Approximately 6.8 square miles
  • Population 11,793 as of 2010 census
  • Home to Urbana University, a liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1500 and a 128-acre campus
  • Two national residential historic districts and multiple single sites on the registry
  • According to the Ohio Historical Society, in 1840 during the VanBuren-Harrison contest, downtown Urbana was the site for a national Whig convention dinner. Hanging nearby was a banner with the words "The People is Oll Korrect." This helped to perpetuate the national trend of using "OK," not only as a show of political support, but as a common phrase used today. (more)