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OH HB306
Bill
Status
10/6/2009
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Dolan
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AI Summary
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Requires courts of common pleas to establish mandatory foreclosure mediation programs for all non-tax foreclosure actions on occupied residential properties (structures with four or fewer units or individual condominiums).
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Establishes a residential foreclosure filing fee of up to $500 to be collected from parties filing foreclosure petitions and deposited into a residential foreclosure mediation fund to cover mediation costs.
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Mandates that homeowners and lenders participate in court-appointed mediator sessions within 60 days of the homeowner's response to the foreclosure complaint, unless the homeowner fails to respond within 28 days.
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Requires mediators to complete 12 hours of basic mediation training, Supreme Court-approved foreclosure mediation training, and 2 hours of training on Ohio's foreclosure laws (Chapter 2710).
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Exempts foreclosure actions based on delinquent tax liens, non-occupied residential properties, and cases where homeowners fail to respond within 28 days from the mandatory mediation requirement.
Legislative Description
To require courts to establish and operate programs of mandatory foreclosure mediation in non-tax foreclosure actions on occupied residential properties and to establish procedures for the operation of those foreclosure mediation programs.
Mandatory foreclosure mediation programs- require courts to establish & operate
Last Action
To Housing & Urban Revitalization
10/6/2009