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...(A) The owner of an aircraft that is subject to a lien that arises under section 1311.72 of the Revised Code may notify the lien claimant who has perfected the lien in accordance with section 1311.73 of the Revised Code to commence suit on the lien. (B)(1) The owner shall serve a written notice to commence suit on the lien claimant by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address of the lien claimant or h...

...(A) After receipt of a notice to commence suit pursuant to section 1311.78 of the Revised Code, a lien claimant may maintain a lien that is perfected pursuant to section 1311.73 of the Revised Code if, within sixty days after receipt of the notice, he complies with division (C) of this section and files for record with the United States federal aviation administration an affidavit that contains all of the following i...

...Upon application by a lien claimant or the owner of an aircraft that is subject to a lien in a court in which an action is commenced pursuant to sections 1311.71 to 1311.79 of the Revised Code, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party as justice and equity require.

...hapter 4735. of the Revised Code. (B) "Commercial real estate" means any parcel of real estate in this state other than real estate containing one to four residential units. "Commercial real estate" does not include single-family residential units such as condominiums, townhouses, manufactured housing, or homes in a subdivision when sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis, even though these ...

... leasing, or conveying any interest in commercial real estate has a lien on that commercial real estate. The lien is effective only if the contract for services is in writing and is signed by the broker or the broker's agent and the owner of the lien property or the owner's agent. (B) Any broker that enters into a written contract for services related to purchasing any interest in commercial real estate has ...

...personal delivery or by certified mail, commercial carrier service, or any other method that includes written evidence of receipt. (C) Initial leases, lease renewals, and expansions of the space leased shall be treated as separate leases for purposes of division (B)(5) of this section.

...personal delivery or by certified mail, commercial carrier service, or any other method that includes written evidence of receipt. (2) If the broker does not commence the suit within twenty-eight days after receipt of the notice of demand, the lien is extinguished. (C) In an action based on a broker's lien, a court shall assess the nonprevailing parties with all costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by th...

...(A) All liens claimed under sections 1311.85 to 1311.93 of the Revised Code shall be subject to section 2323.07 of the Revised Code unless the parties agree to proceed pursuant to division (B) of this section. (B) If the broker and owner agree to alternative dispute resolution (ADR), the claim shall be heard and resolved in the agreed upon ADR forum. The court shall retain jurisdiction to enter and enforce the award...

...personal delivery or by certified mail, commercial carrier service, or any other method that includes written evidence of receipt.

...All valid mechanic's liens, arising pursuant to and perfected in accordance with Chapter 1311. of the Revised Code, and all prior recorded liens and mortgages have priority over a broker's lien perfected pursuant to section 1311.87 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, to enable a transfer of lien property to close when a broker's perfected lien may otherwise prevent the closing, a separate escrow account shall be established by the owner into which moneys from the proceeds of the closing shall be deposited in an amount sufficient to release the broker's lien. The moneys shall be held in escrow and shall only be released as or...

...Any broker that asserts or records a spurious or materially inaccurate broker's lien under this section or fails to release or acknowledge release or satisfaction of a broker's lien in compliance with this section, is liable for damages incurred by any person who has a legal or equitable interest in the lien property.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Construction defect" means a deficiency that arises directly or indirectly out of the construction or the substantial rehabilitation of a residential building. "Substantial rehabilitation" includes the addition of a room and the removal or installation of a wall, partition, or portion of the structural design. (B) "Dwelling action" means any civil action in contract or tort for damages...

...This chapter applies only to an owner and a residential contractor who enter into a contract for the construction or the substantial rehabilitation of a residential building.

...Upon entering into a contract for the construction or the substantial rehabilitation of a residential building, a residential contractor shall provide the owner with notice of the contractor's right to offer to resolve any alleged construction defect before the owner may commence a dwelling action or arbitration proceedings against the contractor. The contractor may include the notice in the contract or provide the n...

...(A) No owner shall commence arbitration proceedings or file a dwelling action against a residential contractor unless, at least sixty days before commencing the proceedings or filing the action, the owner provides the contractor with written notice of the construction defect that would be the basis of the arbitration proceedings or the dwelling action. The notice shall be in writing and mailed, sent by telegram, deli...

...(A) A residential contractor shall provide the owner with a good faith written response to any notice provided pursuant to section 1312.04 of the Revised Code. The response shall be provided within twenty-one days after the owner mailed the notice, delivered it by personal delivery, or transmitted it by telegram, facsimile, or electronic mail. In the response, the contractor shall offer to take one of the following a...

...(A) If an owner accepts a residential contractor's offer to inspect the residential building, the owner shall notify the contractor of that acceptance within fourteen days. After accepting the offer to inspect, the owner shall allow the contractor reasonable access to the building during normal working hours. The contractor shall inspect the building within fourteen days after the owner accepts the offer. The contrac...

...Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, an owner has complied with this chapter and may commence arbitration proceedings or file a dwelling action sixty days after the owner mails, delivers, sends by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, or otherwise provides the residential contractor with a defect notice pursuant to division (A) of section 1312.04 of the Revised Code.

...(A) All applicable statutes of limitation or repose are tolled from the time the owner sends a notice of defect to a contractor pursuant to section 1312.04 of the Revised Code until the owner has complied with this chapter. (B) If an owner files a dwelling action or commences arbitration proceedings without having complied with this chapter, the court or arbitrator shall dismiss that action or those proceedings with...

...When a person, partnership, association, or corporation, makes an assignment to a trustee of property, money, rights, or credits, in trust for the benefit of creditors, within ten days after the delivery of the assignment to him and before disposing of any property so assigned, such assignee shall appear before the probate judge of the county in which the assignor resided at the time of executing the assignment, prod...

...An assignment for the benefit of creditors as provided in section 1313.01 of the Revised Code is effective only from the time of its delivery to the probate judge, and the exact time of such delivery shall be indorsed thereon by the judge, who immediately shall note the filing on the journal of the court. Such assignment may be delivered by the assignor to the judge either before or after its delivery to the assignee...

...If ten days after the execution of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, the original or a copy of it has not been filed in the probate court, or if the assignee named thereon fails for that time to give bond, on application of the assignor, or any of his creditors, the court shall make an order removing such assignee and appoint a trustee in his place. If more than one assignee is named in the assignment, and ...

...An assignee or trustee for the benefit of creditors appointed by the probate court, who has qualified, may resign his trust with the consent of the court. In case of the death, removal, or resignation of a sole assignee or trustee, the court shall appoint one or more trustees in his place. If one or more assignees or trustees have not died, resigned, or been removed, the court either may fill the vacancy, or allow t...

...When a creditor of an assignor provided for in section 1313.01 of the Revised Code, files a complaint alleging that the assignees named in the deed of assignment, or the trustees appointed by the probate court, for the benefit of creditors are not suitable persons to administer the trust, or that their administration thereof will not be for the best interests of the creditors and assignor, the court thereupon shall i...

...l insurers that are members of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall participate in its writings, expenses, deficits, and losses in the proportion that the net direct premiums of each bears to the aggregate net direct premiums written in this state by all members of the association, excluding premiums attributable to the operation of the association in the preceding calendar year.

... sustained in the operation of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association. (B) Each association policyholder shall pay to the association a stabilization reserve fund charge equal to twenty per cent of the total annual premium payment due for insurance through the association without regard to whether assessment as authorized in section 3930.07 of the Revised Code has been imposed. Such charge shal...

...by the board of governors that the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association will be unable to pay its incurred obligations in any class of commercial insurance, the board shall certify to the superintendent of insurance the existence of this condition. Within ten days of board certification, the board shall file with the superintendent a schedule of assessments for the collection of a loss contingency...

...e sound financial operation of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association, all members shall contribute to the financial requirements of the association in the manner provided for in section 3930.05 of the Revised Code. No member shall be obligated in any one year to reimburse the association on account of its proportionate share in the deficit from operations of the association in that year in exce...

...d by any action or decision of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association, or of any insurer as a result of its participation therein, may appeal to the board of governors. The decision of the board of governors may be appealed to the superintendent of insurance within thirty days from the date of the action or the decision. The superintendent shall, after hearing held upon proper notice, issue an o...

...oyees, an insurer or its employees, any licensed agent or broker, or the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent's authorized representatives, their members or employees, for any action taken by them in the performance of their powers and duties under sections 3930.03 to 3930.17 of the Revised Code. Any reports and communications in connection therewith are not public records.

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall file in the office of the superintendent of insurance, annually on or before the first day of March, a statement that shall contain information with respect to its transactions, conditions, operations, and affairs during the preceding calendar year. Such statement shall contain such matters and information as are prescribed and shall be in such form a...

...The superintendent of insurance or any person designated by him may at any time visit and examine the operation and experience of the association and shall have free access to all the books, records, files, papers, and documents that relate to the operation of the association, and may summon, qualify, and examine as witnesses all persons having knowledge of such operations, including its officers, agents, or employe...

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall be subject to examination by the superintendent of insurance in accordance with section 3901.07 of the Revised Code. Section 3901.07 of the Revised Code shall govern every aspect of the examination, including the circumstances under and frequency with which it is conducted, the authority of the superintendent and any examiner or other person appointed...

...rwriting association is exempt from all license fees, and income, franchise, premium, and privilege taxes levied or assessed by this state or any political subdivision.

...A commercial insurance policy written by, or on behalf of, the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association under the authority of sections 3930.01 to 3930.18 of the Revised Code may be canceled for reasons established by section 3937.25 of the Revised Code.

...The board of governors of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall adopt a written program for decreasing the overall utilization of the association as a source of insurance. The program shall set forth actions that the board shall take to decrease such utilization, including actions intended to reduce the classes of insurance offered by the association, to reduce the number of policies issu...

...essation of operations for any class of commercial insurance when such insurance is available in the normal market; (2) Establish standards and procedures for the fair and equitable cessation of operations of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association, including the payment of all current and outstanding claims on policies issued by the association prior to such cessation, if all classes of commerc...

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall not be a member insurer of the Ohio insurance guaranty association under Chapter 3955. of the Revised Code.

...te conveyor. (B) "County motor vehicle license tax" means a tax imposed by a county pursuant to this chapter. (C) "Township motor vehicle license tax" means a tax imposed by a township pursuant to this chapter. (D) "Municipal motor vehicle license tax" means a tax imposed by a municipal corporation pursuant to this chapter. (E) "Registrar" means the registrar of motor vehicles as provided in section 4501.02 of th...

...county commissioners may levy an annual license tax, in addition to the tax levied by sections 4503.02, 4503.07, and 4503.18 of the Revised Code, upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways. Such tax shall be at the rate of five dollars per motor vehicle on all motor vehicles the district of registration of which, as defined in section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, is located in the coun...

...The question of repeal of a county permissive tax adopted as an emergency measure pursuant to section 4504.02, 4504.15, or 4504.16 of the Revised Code may be initiated by filing with the board of elections of the county not less than ninety days before the general election in any year a petition requesting that an election be held on such question. Such petition shall be signed by qualified electors residing in...

...y county levying a county motor vehicle license tax shall within ninety days after the effective date of the resolution levying the tax prepare and file with the board of county commissioners a comprehensive map of the roadways of the county, designating separately thereon interstate highways, state highways, intercounty roads, county and township roads forming a part of the system of county highways established purs...

...s not levying a municipal motor vehicle license tax under section 4504.06 of the Revised Code and that is located within a county levying a county motor vehicle license tax under section 4504.02 of the Revised Code may at any time following adoption by the board of county commissioners of a map prepared pursuant to section 4504.03 of the Revised Code make application in writing to the board for funds available under ...

...ys received from a county motor vehicle license tax shall be allocated and distributed as follows: (A) First, for payment of the costs and expenses incurred by the county in the enforcement and administration of the tax; (B) The remainder of such moneys shall be credited to funds as follows: (1) With respect to county motor vehicle tax moneys received under section 4504.02 of the Revised Code, that part of the tot...

...(A) The county motor vehicle tax moneys received under section 4504.16 of the Revised Code that arise from motor vehicles the district of registration of which is in an unincorporated area of the county may be allocated according to either of the following proceedings rather than according to the allocation established under division (B)(3)(b) of section 4504.05 of the Revised Code: (1)(a) Each year, a board of town...

...ay by proper legislation levy an annual license tax, in addition to the tax levied by sections 4503.02, 4503.07, and 4503.18 of the Revised Code, upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways. Such tax shall be at the rate of five dollars per motor vehicle on all motor vehicles the district of registration of which, as defined in section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, is in the municipal corporat...

... measure levying a county motor vehicle license tax, municipal motor vehicle license tax, township motor vehicle license tax, transportation improvement district motor vehicle license tax, or regional transportation improvement project motor vehicle license tax shall not be applicable to motor vehicle registrations for a registration year beginning at the time established in section 4503.10 of the Revised Code unless...

...ation improvement project motor vehicle license tax shall be paid to the registrar of motor vehicles or to a deputy registrar at the time application for registration of a motor vehicle as provided in sections 4503.10 and 4503.102 of the Revised Code is made and no certificate of registration, numbered license plates and validation stickers, or validation stickers alone, shall be issued to the owner of a motor vehicl...

...n this chapter, the levy of any excise, license, income, or property tax by the state or by any political subdivision thereof shall not be construed as preempting the power of a county to levy a county motor vehicle license tax pursuant to section 4504.02, 4504.15, 4504.16, or 4504.24 of the Revised Code, of a township to levy a township motor vehicle license tax pursuant to sections 4504.18 and 4504.181 of the Revis...