Both chambers of the Ohio legislature have passed Senate Bill 57, which aims to provide tax relief for property owners who have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This bipartisan legislation, which passed in the Ohio House and Senate with unanimous approval, is...
We’ve been getting some questions lately regarding the new notary law that recently went into effect in Ohio. The law (Ohio Senate Bill 263, the Notary Public Modernization Act) makes significant changes for Ohio Notaries Public and those who wish to become...
(Criminal Penalties and Lack of Warrant Procedure Held to be Key Failings of Bedford, Ohio’s Former Point of Sale Ordinance) The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has held in Pund v. City of Bedford, Case No.1:16-cv-1076 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 10,...
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq. - Senior Counsel- Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz (A Watch Your Language Series Article) (“Watch your language when creating contracts [and when not intending to create a contract”]) As established in other “Watch Your Language” articles for...
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals ruling on greenhouses could impact any property owner with “movable business fixtures” That old adage – “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck” – may hold true for waterfowl and a host...
On June 6, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 407, which would abolish dower rights in Ohio. Dower rights relate to the interest that a surviving spouse holds in the estate of a deceased individual. Since its passage in the House, the bill was introduced in...
The doctrine of caveat emptor (“let the buyer beware”) is still alive and well in Ohio, generally precluding recovery in an action by a purchaser against a seller pertaining to a property’s defective condition if: the condition complained of is open to observation or...
As established in other “Watch Your Language” articles for this Blog, as a general rule, courts will typically uphold commercial document provisions unless they are contrary to public policy or statutory law, or the subject of a mutual mistake. Courts...
Recent bills of the 132nd General Assembly (See https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/) pending in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate related to real property are as follows: House Bill 39 General Assembly: 132 Short Title: Require removal of snow and ice from abutting...
Criminal Penalties and Lack of Warrant Procedure Held to be Key Failings of Ordinance By Stephen Richman, Senior Counsel It is not easy being a municipality (such as a city or village) in Ohio these days. With the Ohio estate tax having been repealed several...