OH HB562

Courts shall not issue writs of execution for tenant evictions from residential or commercial rental premises under Chapter 1923 of the Revised Code until the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D (March 9, 2020) terminates.

Constables, police officers, sheriffs, and bailiffs are prohibited from executing writs of execution for restitution of residential or commercial premises until the state of emergency terminates.

Courts shall not conduct foreclosure business during the state of emergency, including refusing new foreclosure complaints, staying pending foreclosure actions, refusing execution writs on foreclosure judgments, and staying all judicial and private sales.

All periods of limitation and related deadlines for foreclosure actions are tolled for the duration of the state of emergency.

Plaintiffs who file eviction complaints before or during the state of emergency and receive execution writs after the emergency terminates are not entitled to unpaid rental amounts accrued during the emergency; foreclosure and eviction proceedings initiated during the emergency shall be referred to court-funded mediation for 60 days after the emergency ends.