State Sen. Louis Blessing (R-Colerain Township) has introduced two pieces of legislation to address “corporate slumlords”.

OH SB 354 “would bar landlords or property owners with unresolved code violations or unpaid fines from bidding on a foreclosed home in Ohio.”
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Modeled after CA SB 1079 , OH SB 344 “aims to stifle investors’ ability to buy foreclosed homes at public auctions in Ohio, give individual tenants, homebuyers and housing nonprofits a leg up in the bidding process.”

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To view a related media report, please click here.