To amend sections 319.202, 319.302, 323.155, 323.158, 4503.0610, and 5323.02 and to enact sections 323.21 and 323.22 of the Revised Code to allow eligible homeowners to defer the payment of a portion of their property taxes.
HB 89 authorizes a temporary reduction in property taxes for owners of qualifying real estate or manufactured/mobile homes. It applies to properties continuously owned from January to December of the prior tax year, where current taxes exceed those paid the previous year. The reduction is calculated automatically by county auditors and applied to future tax payments without requiring owners to apply. This change directly affects property owners whose tax burden increased from the prior year, providing a temporary financial adjustment through existing tax systems.
To amend section 5703.21 and to enact section 5703.83 of the Revised Code to create a statewide screening system for certain property tax reductions and to make an appropriation.
To amend sections 5725.38, 5725.98, 5726.61, 5726.98, 5729.21, 5729.98, 5747.86, and 5747.98 and to enact section 122.841 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable, transferable tax credit for charitable organizations that construct owner-occupied housing and to name this act the Promised Land Act.
To amend sections 323.152, 323.153, 323.156, 323.158, 4503.06, 4503.066, 4503.067, 4503.069, and 4503.0610 and to enact section 4503.0612 of the Revised Code to authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes.
To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.87 of the Revised Code to authorize a refundable income tax credit or rebate for homeowners and renters whose property taxes or a portion of their rent exceed five per cent of their income.
To amend sections 131.02, 319.202, 715.013, 4303.26, 5703.052, 5703.053, 5703.19, 5703.263, 5703.50, 5703.70, 5703.77, 5703.90, 5725.26, and 5751.051 and to enact sections 5747.081, 5755.01, 5755.011, 5755.02, 5755.03, 5755.04, 5755.05, 5755.051, 5755.052, 5755.06, 5755.07, and 5755.99 of the Revised Code to levy a tax on certain high-volume landlords.
To amend sections 319.202, 319.302, 323.155, 323.158, 4503.0610, and 5323.02 and to enact sections 323.21 and 323.22 of the Revised Code to allow eligible homeowners to defer the payment of a portion of their property taxes.
To amend sections 319.302, 323.152, 323.156, 4503.065, and 4503.068 of the Revised Code to modify the amount of the homestead exemptions and owner-occupancy property tax credit.
HB 261 proposes to increase the amount of the standard homestead exemption. This change would primarily benefit eligible homeowners by reducing the taxable value of their primary residence. By raising the exemption amount, it aims to lower the portion of a home's value subject to property taxes. The bill specifically amends sections 323.152 and 4503.065 of the Revised Code to implement this increase.
