Ohio Senate Bill 113

[Tom Harrington]

Hope it's ok to share this here.  I received the following notice from the Ohio Real Estate Investors Association today regarding Ohio State Senate Bill 113.  Thought I would share it with the community and see if anyone else had any additional info regarding the bill or its impact. 

"Our state organization, OREIA, has been fighting hard on your behalf to modify a state bill dealing with the remediation of meth labs.Senate Bill 113 would make landlords responsible for the clean-up costs of meth labs found in their rentals, even when the landlord had no knowledge of or responsibility for the crime. In fact, you'd be responsible for the costs--which can range from $5,000-$150,000--EVEN IF YOU JUST PURCHASED THE PROPERTY and the prior owner didn't know about or didn't disclose the issue. OREIA's Legislative Affairs Director, Dan Acton, has provided the committee with opponent testimony, and OREIA has proposed reasonable suggestions for modifying the bill to assist you with this expensive, possibly business-killing remediation. However, despite these efforts, the committee is attempting to pass the bill without change before July 1st, which means without your help, it could be Ohio law by late summer. Please call (preferred) or email your State Senator and tell them to delay a vote on Senate Bill 113, sponsored by Senators LaRose and Beagle, until a mechanism for funding the required meth lab clean-up is created." Below is the web address for the Ohio Legislature with the actual bill text.   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-documents?id=GA131-SB-113