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...5 of the Revised Code, and no longer, unless the municipal corporation, before the expiration of such time, causes it to be certified to the county auditor for entry upon the tax lists for collection under section 727.30 or 727.33 of the Revised Code, or causes the proper action to be commenced, in a court having jurisdiction thereof, to enforce the lien against such lots or lands, in which case the lien shall contin...

...an action for the recovery of an assessment is commenced within due time, and a judgment therein for the plaintiff is reversed, or if the plaintiff fails in such action otherwise than upon the merits and the time limited for the action has expired, a new action may be commenced within one year after such reversal or failure.

...s necessary to defray the expense of collecting it. If the legislative authority of a municipal corporation provides that the treasurer of the municipal corporation shall collect an assessment, the legislative authority, in the assessing ordinance, shall add to the assessment an amount to cover the cost of its collection.

...ent of any lien, notwithstanding the amount involved is less than that to which the jurisdiction is limited in other cases. Such courts may make such special rules concerning the class of cases authorized to be brought under such sections as will tend to expedite the disposition and prevent unnecessary costs.

...vement, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may levy an additional assessment to supply the deficiency. Such additional assessment shall be levied against the same properties as were assessed for the cost of the improvement and shall be assessed among such properties in the same proportion as the assessment for the cost of the improvement was levied. Such additional assessment shall be subject to th...

...ears to the legislative authority of a municipal corporation that a special assessment is invalid by reason of informality or irregularity in the proceedings, or when an assessment is adjudged to be illegal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the legislative authority may order a reassessment whether the improvement has been made or not. Proceedings upon a reassessment, and for the collection thereof, shall be con...

...rued by the legislative authorities of municipal corporations and by the courts in order to secure a speedy completion of the work at reasonable cost, and the speedy collection of the assessment after the time has elapsed for its payment. Merely formal objections shall be disregarded, but the proceedings shall be strictly construed in favor of the owner of the property assessed or injured as to the limitations on as...

...ighway in such manner as the respective legislative authorities thereof determine. The agreement may provide for any of the improvements specified in section 727.01 of the Revised Code, and the cost thereof may be assessed upon the property specially benefited thereby, in the manner provided in such section, and to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as provided by sections 727.01 to 727.49 of the Rev...

...enever a park boulevard extends from a municipal corporation to which it belongs into or adjacent to one or more other municipal corporations, and it is desired by the several municipal corporations so situated to improve the boulevard by grading, draining, curbing, paving, repaving, surfacing, resurfacing, or otherwise improving such boulevard, such municipal corporations may apportion the cost of the improvement am...

...inst a municipal corporation until he files a claim for such damages with the clerk of such municipal corporation, and sixty days elapse thereafter, to enable the municipal corporation to take such steps as it deems proper to settle or adjust the claim. This section does not apply to an application for an injunction or other proceeding to which it may be necessary for such applicant to resort in case of urgent neces...

...y it for the purpose of providing efficient sanitary sewerage, storm sewerage, or water supply. Each of such districts shall be designated by a name or number and shall be so arranged as to be independent of each other so far as practicable. The legislative authority shall cause the engineer of the municipal corporation or other person employed by it to devise and form a general plan for each district for storm sewer...

...The plan prepared under section 727.44 of the Revised Code shall show the location of all facilities included within the plan.

...of the Revised Code and reported to the legislative authority, it shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority and the legislative authority shall cause its clerk to publish, once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, a notice stating that such general plan has been prepared and is on ...

...after such consideration may adopt the general plan with any amendments or corrections thereto which it believes proper. The general plan with any amendments or corrections and certified by the clerk of the legislative authority as the plan adopted, shall then be filed in the office of such clerk.

...sh new districts or sub-districts, or amend the general plan for the district as provided under sections 727.44 to 727.49, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...section 727.47 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall designate, from time to time, such portion of the general plan as is required for immediate use and may provide for the construction thereof. In the event the cost of the construction of such portion of the plan as is designated for immediate use is to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessments the legislative...

...s, curbs, or gutters and levy an assessment therefor, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may require the construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters within the municipal corporation by the owners of lots or lands abutting thereon, and upon the failure of such owners to construct or repair such sidewalks, curbs, or gutters within the time prescribed in the resolution adopted under section ...

...the lots or lands abutting thereon, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall cause plans, specifications, and an estimate of the cost of such construction or repair to be prepared, showing the location and dimensions of such sidewalks, curbs, or gutters and the specifications for the construction or repair thereof, and filed in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority. After such plans...

... to the address to which tax bills are sent, or by a combination of the foregoing methods. If it appears by the return of service or the return of the certified mail notice that one or more of the owners cannot be found, such owners shall be served by publication of the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipal corporation. The return of the person serving the notice or a certified copy t...

...ion 729.02 of the Revised Code, and the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall, upon the completion of such construction or repair, assess the cost thereof against the lots or lands abutting thereon. In anticipation of the collection of the cost of the construction or repair of such sidewalks, curbs, or gutters from the owners of the lots or lands abutting thereon, the legislative authority of the ...

...sidewalks, curbs, or gutters upon different streets abutting upon lots or lands owned by different owners may be included in the same resolution, notice, contract, ordinance, or other proceedings.

...Code to levy and collect special assessments, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may require the installation of sewer or water connections and assess the cost thereof as provided in this section. Whenever the legislative authority of a municipal corporation deems it necessary, in view of contemplated street paving or as a sanitary regulation, that sewer or water connections or both be installed, t...

... shall cause a list of estimated assessments to be prepared. Such list shall include the total cost of such construction, repair, or installation to each lot or land abutting upon such construction, repair, or installation and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority and be available for public inspection.

...e consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, stating that such list of estimated assessments 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. If any person objects to an assessment on such list, the person shall fil...

...slative authority shall review the written objections and shall adopt an ordinance levying upon the lots and lands enumerated in the list of estimated assessments the amounts set forth on such list with such changes or corrections as the legislative authority shall determine to be proper after consideration of the written objections filed under section 729.08 of the Revised Code. Such ordinance shall state the number...