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Sponsor says SB118 would protect property owners from municipal utility liens arising from tenant delinquencies
Summary
Senator Lang presented sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 118, which would limit municipal utility liens on property owners to the termination amount, require verification to county auditors and notice to property owners, and shift review of landlord appeals to courts rather than a state appeals commission.
Senator Lang gave sponsor testimony in the Senate Local Government Committee on March 12 for Senate Bill 118, saying the bill would prevent “unexpected and unwarranted property liens placed on innocent property owners” when tenants fail to pay utility bills.
Lang said SB118 clarifies the Ohio Revised Code so that a property owner cannot be charged more than the “termination amount” tied to restoration or…
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