By Stephen D. Richman This… is …. Jeopardy. Our single category today is Obsolete Ways of Doing Business. Here is the clue: On and after April 6, 2017, this form of doing business (in residential real estate transactions in Ohio) will join the Dictaphone, pay phone,...
By Connie S. Carr On February 9, 2017, Ohio Senator Bacon introduced Senate Bill 43 to remove an exception under current law that prohibits a limited home rule township from adopting building or other codes if the the county where it’s located has adopted a code on...
By: Stephen D. Richman (A “Watch Your Language” Series Article) 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...
By Connie S. Carr On January 31, 2017, the 10th Appellate District of the Ohio Court of Appeals (the Court) issued its decision regarding certain landowners’ petition to remove their land from the City of Dublin (the City). The Court’s decision (cited as Rewyal Co....
By Stephen D. Richman You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done- Don Schlitz, 1976 (sung...
By: Connie S. Carr On December 28, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court issued another opinion regarding real property valuation in Utt v. Lorain Cty. Bd. of Revision, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-8402. This case involves the valuation of a single-family home in Elyria, Ohio...
By: Stephen D. Richman As you may know, Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Ohio Legislature have been very busy passing laws and putting same into effect at the end of 2016 and the beginning of this year. Among the twenty-eight bills signed by Governor Kasich on...
The Ohio Supreme Court (the Court) recently issued another opinion real property valuations on December 28, 2016 in an appeal of a Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) December. In Columbus City Schools Bd. of Edn. v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Revision (Slip Opinion No....
By Connie S. Carr The Ohio EPA, Division of Materials and Waste Management issued the following notice: “The Division of Materials and Waste Management is making available for interested party comment two draft general permits for beneficial use — Spend Foundry Sand...
By: Stephen D. Richman As you may know, Ohio’s Landlord-Tenant Act (Ohio Revised Code [O.R.C.] Chapter 5321) governs the relationship between landlord and tenant for residential property. As you may also know, there are many more tenant protections and landlord...