(Supreme Court of Ohio in LRC
Realty, Inc. v. B.E.B. Properties, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3196 reaffirms time-tested
rule that absent an express reservation in a deed, a covenant to pay rent runs
with the land)
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq. –
Senior Counsel-Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
-A Watch Your Language Series
Article-
As…
By: Stephen D. Richman,
Esq.-Senior Counsel-Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
Real
Estate taxes in Ohio are collected six months in arrears. This means that real
estate taxes and assessments for the 2nd ½ 2019 will be due after
the first half of 2020. Most counties in Ohio would ordinarily collect the 2nd
½ payment between mid-June…
(Watch your Language [with Attorneys’ Fees Provisions]
& Say What You Mean, Precisely or a Judge Will Tell You What You Meant #14)
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq.-Senior
Counsel-Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
Watch Your Language. As established in other “Watch Your Language” articles for this Blog, as a general rule,
courts will…
By: Stephen D.
Richman, Esq., Senior Counsel-Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
Effective last Friday, September 20, 2019, a new law (Ohio
Senate Bill 263, the Notary Public Modernization Act) went into effect which makes
significant changes for Ohio Notaries Public and those who wish to become
Notaries. While some may not assign preeminent importance to “notary…
By: Stephen D. Richman,
Esq.-Senior Counsel-Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
boil•er•plate (boi l r-pl t ) n.
1. A steel plate used in making the shells of steam boilers.
2. Inconsequential, formulaic, or stereotypical language: The new provisions of
the lease renewal were merely boilerplate.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
copyright …
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq.- Senior Counsel-Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
Recent bills of the 133rd General Assembly (See https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/) pending in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate related to real property include the following:
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Senate Bill 8
General Assembly: 133
Short Title: Authorize tax credit for investment in opportunity zone.
Long Title: To amend Sections 107.036, 122.86,…
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq. – Senior Counsel-
Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
(A Watch Your Language Series Article)
As established in other “Watch
Your Language” articles for this Blog, as a general rule, courts will
uphold language in commercial agreements, unless it is contrary to statutory
law or public policy. Because of this…
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq.-Senior Counsel, Kohrman,
Jackson & Krantz
Answering the “what,
when, where and why questions” relating to real estate tax complaints in Ohio
is a lot easier than answering “who” can file real estate tax complaints. The
Ohio Supreme Court in Greenway Ohio, Inc. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of
Revision, Slip …
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq. –
Senior Counsel- Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
(Criminal Penalties and Lack of
Warrant Procedure Held to be Key Failings of Bedford, Ohio’s Former Point of
Sale Ordinance)
The U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of Ohio has held in Pund
v. City of Bedford, Case No.1:16-cv-1076 (N.D. …
By: Stephen D. Richman, Esq. –
Senior Counsel- Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz
(Criminal Penalties and Lack of
Warrant Procedure Held to be Key Failings of Bedford, Ohio’s Former Point of
Sale Ordinance)
The U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of Ohio has held in Pund
v. City of Bedford, Case No.1:16-cv-1076 (N.D. …
