General Assembly carves out special window for pandemic-based tax appeals
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Senate Bill 57, which is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk, creates a special window for property owners hard hit by the pandemic to challenge their 2020 tax valuations. The spread of the coronavirus and related public-health restrictions have been particularly painful for hotels, restaurants and parking facilities in downtown Cleveland.
Property owners hard-hit by the pandemic will have an unusual opportunity to seek tax reductions this summer, thanks to a bill that just passed the Ohio General Assembly.
On Wednesday, April 21, the Ohio Senate approved legislation that will allow real estate owners and certain commercial tenants to challenge their 2020 property-tax valuations based on fallout from the coronavirus and public-health orders. Senate Bill 57, which secured passage in the House in late March, is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk.