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Ohio Senate advances bill to speed building-inspection appeals, impose daily fee for expedited review
Summary
Senate Bill 6 would create an expedited state-level appeals process for disputed building-inspection decisions, require appeals to be filed quickly and heard within five days, and charge a daily fee capped at $1,000 to cover expedited proceedings.
Senator Roegner pressed for passage of Senate Bill 6 on the Ohio Senate floor Tuesday, saying the measure creates an expedited appeals process for disputes between contractors and local building inspectors and would reduce project delays.
The bill would require an appeal to be commenced within one day of seeking expedited review and require a hearing to be held within five days. Senator Roegner said the expedited option would allow virtual hearings and impose a $500 per-day fee for the expedited review, capped at $1,000 total.
Proponents, Roegner told colleagues, expect the…
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