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Committee backs joining amicus brief in Ohio case over administrative inspection warrants
Summary
The Law and Ordinance Committee voted unanimously to forward to council a resolution authorizing the city to join an amicus brief filed by Columbus in North Canton v. CF Homes LLC, a case challenging standards for administrative search warrants in property-maintenance inspections; staff said there is no cost and asked for emergency legislation due
Chair Jeffrey Whitten introduced the committee’s second agenda item and said the committee was asked to consider authorizing the city to join an amicus brief in an Ohio Supreme Court matter.
Mr. Tetherington described the request: the Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association asked that the City of Columbus file an amicus brief in North Canton v. CF Homes LLC. "It's an amicus brief," he said, and described the case as a property-maintenance dispute in which a landlord is asking for a higher standard for administrative search warrants.
Tetherington summarized the legal question: "Currently, if…
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