HB 548 Summary

• Prohibits private selling officers and online auctions in real property foreclosure sales, requiring all judicial and execution sales of real estate to be conducted by county sheriffs at physical courthouses

• Eliminates provisions allowing judgment creditors to request court authorization for private selling officers to conduct foreclosure sales and removes the option for online bidding in real property auctions

• Removes references to private selling officers from execution procedures and limits foreclosure sale locations to county courthouses unless otherwise ordered by the court

• Repeals sections 2329.153, 2329.154, 5302.31, and 5721.372 of the Revised Code that previously authorized online sheriff sales and related procedures

• Amends multiple sections of the Revised Code governing execution sales, appraisals, notices, and foreclosure procedures to remove private officer and online auction options while maintaining other foreclosure mechanisms