Ohio Statehouse

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State Issues

Stay tuned to COHHIO for updates on the following advocacy issues:

• House Bill 333 would limit the interest rates & fees payday lenders could charge their consumers to 36% APR
• Predatory lending — following through on rules associated with SB 185, the Homebuyers Protection Act
• House Bill 138 would require sheriffs to file deeds soon after sheriff sale & requires foreclosing agents to provide contact information on the parties responsible for the state of the property as it sits vacant. The bill also cleans up tax foreclosures where the land is vacant or abandoned and is subject to foreclosure from the County Treasurer
• House Bill 359 & House Bill 338 would allow communities to access funds from their county’s Delinquent Tax and Assessment Collection Fund (DTAC) for maintenance of vacant and abandoned properties. HB 338, specifically, also allows these funds to be utilized for foreclosure prevention counseling and rescue loans to help individuals avoid foreclosure
• House Bill 440 & Senate Bill 295 would provide that a tenant’s lease does not terminate upon the foreclosure of a landlord’s mortgage
• Senate Bill 277 would assist nuisance property abatement by creating a new cause of action in foreclosure in the environmental or housing division of a municipal court, giving the court greater jurisdiction and the ability to proceed to foreclosure in a timelier fashion
• Senate Bill 281 would bring Ohio’s bankruptcy exemptions in line with federal exemption levels, allowing homeowners facing bankruptcy to keep more equity in their homes
• Pushing on issues related to the Interagency Council on Homelessness
• Working to ensure a fair and accessible elections process
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