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Ohio Rev Code § 727.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.19 | Claims for Damages.

Effective: January 1, 1966|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 94 - 106th General Assembly|When claims for damages are filed under section 727.18 of the Revised Code and the legislative authority of the municipal corporation determines in the ordinance adopted under section 727.23 of the Revised Code that the damages shall be assessed before commencing such improvement, the municipal corporation shall, within ten days after the passage of the ordinance to proceed with the improvement under section 727.23 of the Revised Code, make a written application for a jury to the court of common pleas, or a judge thereof in vacation, or to the probate court of the county in which the municipal corporation or the larger area of it is situated. The court shall direct the summoning of a jury in the manner provided by section 163.10 of the Revised Code, and shall fix the time and place for the inquiry and the assessment of such damages, which inquiry and the assessments shall be confined to such claims.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.20 | Assessment of Damages.

Effective: January 1, 1966|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 94 - 106th General Assembly|When claims for damages are filed in accordance with section 727.18 of the Revised Code and the legislative authority of the municipal corporation determines, in the ordinance adopted under section 727.23 of the Revised Code, that the damages shall be assessed after the completion of the improvement, the municipal corporation shall, within ten days after the completion of such improvement, make written application to the court of common pleas, or a judge thereof in vacation, or to the probate court of the county in which the municipal corporation or the larger area thereof is situated, to summon a jury in the manner provided by section 163.10 of the Revised Code, to assess the amount of damages in each particular case. Such court shall fix the time and place of inquiry and the assessment of damages, which inquiry and assessment shall be confined to such claims.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.21 | Jury Procedure.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|The jury summoned under section 727.19 or 727.20 of the Revised Code shall be sworn to inquire into and assess the actual damages in each case separately, under such rules and instructions as are given it by the court. When the jury cannot agree, it may be discharged, but the court may receive its verdict as to one or more of the claimants, and discharge it with respect to the parties concerning whose claims it cannot agree. In case of the discharge of the jury because of such disagreement, a new jury shall be summoned, and the same proceedings shall be had with respect to the claims concerning which there was no verdict, as on the original trial.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.22 | Jury Costs.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|If the jury summoned under section 727.19 or 727.20 of the Revised Code finds no damages, the costs of the inquiry shall be taxed against the claimant or claimants and collected on execution. In other cases the costs shall be paid by the municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.23 | Ordinance for Public Improvement.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|The legislative authority of a municipal corporation which has adopted a resolution under section 727.12 of the Revised Code declaring the necessity for a public improvement shall, after the expiration of the time for filing claims for damages under section 727.18 of the Revised Code, and, in the event objections to the estimated assessment have been filed under section 727.15 of the Revised Code, and the report of the assessment equalization board has been approved under section 727.17 of the Revised Code, determine whether or not it will proceed with proposed improvement.In the event the legislative authority determines to proceed with the improvement it shall pass an ordinance which shall:(A) State the intention of the legislative authority to proceed with the improvement in accordance with the provisions of the resolution of necessity adopted under section 727.12 of the Revised Code;(B) Adopt the estimated assessment prepared and filed in accordance with the resolution of necessity passed under section 727.12 of the Revised Code, or, in the event objections to such estimated assessment have been filed under section 727.15 of the Revised Code, adopt the estimated assessment approved by the legislative authority under section 727.17 of the Revised Code;(C) State whether or not claims for damages filed in accordance with section 727.18 of the Revised Code shall be judicially inquired into before commencing or after completing the proposed improvement.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.25 | Procedure for Ordinance of Assessment.

Effective: March 15, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 342 - 114th General Assembly|After the actual cost of a public improvement authorized under section 727.23 of the Revised Code has been ascertained, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall by ordinance assess, in the manner provided in the resolution of necessity adopted under section 727.12 of the Revised Code, upon the lots and lands enumerated in the estimated assessment adopted under section 727.23 of the Revised Code, that portion of the total cost of the improvement to be paid for by special assessments and such assessments as to each lot or parcel of land, shall be increased or decreased in the same proportion to the estimated assessment on each such lot or parcel of land as the actual cost of the improvement bears to the estimated cost of the improvement upon which the estimated assessment was based. Such assessments shall be payable as provided in the resolution of necessity adopted under section 727.12 of the Revised Code, and shall be final upon the adoption of the ordinance provided for in this section, unless the ordinance and resolution are amended pursuant to section 727.251 of the Revised Code. No publication of the ordinance provided for in this section need be made under the provisions of sections 731.21 and 731.22 of the Revised Code.Assessments made under this section shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority and shall be open to public inspection.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.251 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.251 | Applying for Deferment of Payment.

Effective: March 15, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 342 - 114th General Assembly|Within fifteen days after adoption of an ordinance of assessment pursuant to section 727.25 of the Revised Code, an owner of property against which assessments are levied or are to be levied pursuant to this chapter may apply to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation for a deferment of payment of the assessment on grounds that timely payment will impose financial hardship upon him. The legislative authority shall examine the applicant's financial condition only to the extent necessary to determine whether or not timely payment of the assessment will cause such hardship. If the legislative authority determines that timely payment will cause such hardship, it may by majority vote amend the resolution of necessity adopted pursuant to section 727.12 of the Revised Code and the assessing ordinance to provide for deferred payment of all or part of the amount of the assessment until the earliest of the following:(A) Such future date or dates as the legislative authority considers reasonable;(B) Such time as the property is sold or transferred by the applicant;(C) Such time as the property becomes subject to estate taxes under Chapter 5731. of the Revised Code.Any charges, fees, or other costs incurred by the municipal corporation as a result of additional accounting requirements or borrowing made necessary by the deferment shall be added to the amount of the assessment and collected in the same manner as the assessment. The amount of any assessment deferred under this section shall be a lien upon the property until full payment is received by the municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.26 | Notice of Passage of Ordinance.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|Upon the passage of an ordinance under section 727.25 of the Revised Code levying a special assessment, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall publish notice of the passage of such ordinance once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation, stating that such assessment has been made and is on file in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority for the inspection and examination of persons interested therein.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.27 | Payment Schedule.

Effective: August 31, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 161 - 107th General Assembly|Special assessments are payable by the time and in the manner stipulated in the assessing ordinance passed under section 727.25 of the Revised Code, except that any such assessment in the amount of twenty-five dollars or less, or any unpaid balance of any such assessment which is twenty-five dollars or less, shall be paid in full, and not in installments, at the time the first or next installment would otherwise become due and payable, and are a lien from the date of the passage of such ordinance upon the respective lots or parcels of land assessed.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.28 | Interest Rate on Securities Issued in Anticipation of Collection of Special Assessments.

Effective: November 1, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 104 - 119th General Assembly|(A) When securities are issued in anticipation of the collection of special assessments, the interest on the securities shall be treated as part of the cost of the improvement for which the special assessments are made. The unpaid special assessments anticipated by issuance of securities shall bear interest at the same rate or rates of interest and for the same period as the securities issued in anticipation of the special assessments.(B) When securities are not issued in anticipation of the collection of the special assessments, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation may provide in the assessing ordinance passed pursuant to section 727.25 of the Revised Code for interest on unpaid special assessments which shall be treated as part of the cost of the improvement for which the special assessments are made. The unpaid special assessments shall bear the rate or rates of interest determined by the legislative authority in the assessing ordinance, which rate or rates shall be determined by the legislative authority to be substantially equivalent to the fair market rate or rates that would have been borne by securities issued in anticipation of the collection of the special assessments if such securities had been issued by the municipal corporation.(C) When the contribution of a municipal corporation, under an agreement pursuant to section 6121.13 of the Revised Code, between the municipal corporation and the Ohio water development authority, for the construction of an improvement for which the municipal corporation can levy assessments as provided in this chapter and sections 6117.41 to 6117.45 of the Revised Code, is to be made over a period of time from the proceeds of the collection of an assessment, the interest accrued and to accrue before the first installment of such assessment is collected, that is payable by such municipal corporation on such contribution under such agreement, shall be treated as part of the cost of the improvement for which such assessment is made, and that portion of such assessments as is collected in installments shall bear interest at the same rate that the municipal corporation is obligated to pay on its contribution under such agreement and for the same period of time as the contribution is to be made under such agreement. If the assessment or any installment thereof is not paid when due, it shall bear interest until the payment thereof at the same rate as such contribution or as the securities issued in anticipation thereof, and the county auditor shall annually place upon the tax list and duplicate the penalty and interest as provided in this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.29 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.29 | Apportioning Assessment Between Life Tenant and Owner.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|When a special assessment is made on real estate subject to a life estate, the assessment shall be payable by the tenant for life, but upon application by the life tenant to a court of competent jurisdiction, by action against the owner of the estate in fee, such court may apportion the cost of the assessment between the life tenant and the owner in fee in proportion to the relative value of the improvement to their estates, respectively, to be ascertained and determined by the court on principles of equity.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.30 | Duties of Officers in Implementing Special Assessments.

Effective: November 1, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 104 - 119th General Assembly|When any special assessment is levied under section 727.25 of the Revised Code, and securities of the municipal corporation are issued in anticipation of the collection thereof, the clerk of the legislative authority, on or before the second Monday in September of each year, shall certify the special assessment to the county auditor, stating the amounts and the time of payment. The auditor shall place the special assessments upon the tax list. If section 727.301 of the Revised Code applies, the county auditor shall certify the special assessment, and the time it is payable, to the treasurer of the municipal corporation.Except as provided in section 727.301 of the Revised Code, the county treasurer shall collect the special assessments in the same manner and at the time as other taxes are collected, and shall pay the amounts collected, together with any interest and penalty, to the treasurer of the municipal corporation, to be applied by him to the payment of securities issued in anticipation of the collection of the special assessments and interest thereon, and for no other purpose.For the purpose of enforcing the collection, the county treasurer has the same power and authority as allowed by law for the collection of state and county taxes. Each installment of the special assessments remaining unpaid after becoming due and collectible is delinquent and shall bear the same penalty as delinquent real property taxes. The city director of law or the authorized legal representative of the municipal corporation may act as attorney for the county treasurer in actions brought for the enforcement of the lien of the delinquent special assessments.No interest or penalty shall be added to a special assessment unless at least thirty days have intervened between the date of passage of the assessing ordinance and the time the special assessment is certified to the county auditor for collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.301 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.301 | Collecting Assessments by Municipal Treasurer.

Effective: November 1, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 104 - 119th General Assembly|When securities are issued in anticipation of the collection of a special assessment, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, in the assessing ordinance, may provide that the treasurer of the municipal corporation shall collect the special assessments in place of the county treasurer and apply the amounts collected, together with any interest and penalty thereon, to payment of the securities and interest thereon, and for no other purpose.For the purpose of enforcing the collection, the treasurer of the municipal corporation has the same power and authority as allowed by law to the county treasurer for the collection of state and county taxes. Each installment of the special assessments remaining unpaid after becoming due and collectible is delinquent and shall bear the same penalty as delinquent real property taxes. The city director of law or the authorized legal representative of the municipal corporation shall act as attorney for the treasurer of the municipal corporation in actions brought for enforcement of the lien of the delinquent special assessments.No interest or penalty shall be added to a special assessment unless at least thirty days have intervened between the date of passage of the assessing ordinance and the time the special assessment is certified to the county auditor for collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.31 | Proceedings to Recover Special Assessment.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|If the payment of a special assessment, which has not been certified to the county auditor for collection, is not made by the time stipulated in the ordinance providing therefor, the amount assessed, with interest, and a forfeiture of ten per cent thereon, may be recovered by suit before a county court, municipal court, or other court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the municipal corporation, to enforce the lien against the lots and lands charged with such assessment.Proceedings for the recovery of the assessment may be instituted by the municipal corporation to enforce the lien, against all the lots or lands, or any of them embraced in any one assessment, but the judgment or decree shall be rendered severally or separately for the amount assessed. Any proceeding may be severed, in the discretion of the court, for the purpose of trial, review, or appeal when an appeal is allowed.In proceedings to enforce the lien, when the owner of any lot or land assessed is a nonresident of this state, or is unknown, notice shall be given by publication in the manner prescribed by a law in similar cases.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.32 | Court to Determine Amount of Recovery.

Effective: January 1, 1962|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly|If in any action for the recovery of a special assessment, it appears that by reason of any technical irregularity or defect, whether in the proceedings of the legislative authority or of any officer of the municipal corporation, or in the plans or estimates, the assessment has not been properly made upon any lot or parcel of land sought to be charged, the court may nevertheless, on satisfactory proof that expense has been incurred which is a proper charge against such lot or parcel of land in question, render judgment for the amount properly charged against it. The court shall make such order for the payment of the costs as is equitable and proper.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.33 | Collecting Unpaid Assessments.

Effective: November 1, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 104 - 119th General Assembly|When any special assessment, levied under section 727.25 of the Revised Code and in anticipation of which securities of the municipal corporation have not been issued, is unpaid, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation may order the clerk of the legislative authority or any other proper officer of the municipal corporation to certify the unpaid special assessment to the county auditor for collection. The county auditor shall place the unpaid special assessment upon the tax list. If section 727.331 of the Revised Code applies, the county auditor shall certify the unpaid special assessment to the treasurer of the municipal corporation.Except as provided in section 727.331 of the Revised Code, the county treasurer shall collect the unpaid special assessment with and in the same manner as state and county taxes, and pay the amount collected to the treasurer of the municipal corporation.No interest or amount to cover the cost of collection shall be added to the unpaid special assessment unless at least thirty days have intervened between the date of passage of the assessing ordinance and the time the unpaid special assessment is certified to the county auditor for collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.331 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.331 | Municipal Treasurer to Collect Unpaid Assessments.

Effective: November 1, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 104 - 119th General Assembly|The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, when securities are not issued in anticipation of the collection of a special assessment, may provide, in the assessing ordinance, that if a special assessment is unpaid, the treasurer of the municipal corporation shall collect the unpaid special assessment in place of the county treasurer. For purposes of enforcing the collection, the treasurer of the municipal corporation has the same power and authority as allowed by law to the county treasurer for the collection of state and county taxes. The city director of law or the authorized legal representative of the municipal corporation shall act as attorney for the treasurer of the municipal corporation in actions brought for enforcement of the lien of delinquent special assessments.No interest or amount to cover the cost of collection shall be added to the unpaid special assessment unless at least thirty days have intervened between the date of passage of the assessing ordinance and the time the unpaid special assessment is certified to the treasurer of the municipal corporation for collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 727.332 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 727 | Assessments - Generally|Section 727.332 | Municipal Treasurer to Deliver Statement Showing Amount Collected to Auditor.

Effective: November 1, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 104 - 119th General Assembly|The treasurer of a municipal corporation collecting special assessments pursuant to section 727.301 or 727.331 of the Revised Code, within five business days after the collection, shall prepare a written statement showing the amount collected and deliver the statement to the county auditor. The county auditor, after endorsing the statement with the time of filing, shall remove the amount of the special assessment collected from the tax list.