Ohio § 4503.065

§ 4503.065.

(A)(1) Division (A) of this section applies to any of the following persons: (a) An individual who is permanently and totally disabled; (b) An individual who is sixty-five years of age or older; (c) An individual who is the surviving spouse of a deceased person who was permanently

and totally disabled or sixty-five years of age or older and who applied and qualified

for a reduction in assessable value under this section in the year of death, provided

the surviving spouse is at least fifty-nine but not sixty-five or more years of age

on the date the deceased spouse dies. (2) The manufactured home tax on a manufactured or mobile home that is paid pursuant

to division (C) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code and that is owned and occupied as a home by an individual whose domicile is in this

state and to whom this section applies, shall be reduced for any tax year for which

an application for such reduction has been approved, provided the individual did not

acquire ownership from a person, other than the individual's spouse, related by consanguinity

or affinity for the purpose of qualifying for the reduction.  An owner includes a settlor of a revocable or irrevocable inter vivos trust holding

the title to a manufactured or mobile home occupied by the settlor as of right under

the trust. (a) For manufactured and mobile homes for which the tax imposed by section 4503.06 of the Revised Code is computed under division (D)(2) of that section, the reduction shall equal one

of the following amounts, as applicable to the person: (i) If the person received a reduction under this section for tax year 2007, the greater

of the reduction for that tax year or the amount computed under division (A)(2)(b)

of this section; (ii) If the person received, for any homestead, a reduction under division (A) of this

section for tax year 2014 or under division (A)(1) of section 323.152 of the Revised Code for tax year 2013 or the person is the surviving spouse of such a person and the

surviving spouse is at least fifty-nine years of age on the date the deceased spouse

dies, the amount computed under division (A)(2)(b) of this section. (iii) If the person is not described in division (A)(2)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section and

the person's total income does not exceed thirty thousand dollars, as adjusted under

division (A)(2)(e) of this section, the amount computed under division (A)(2)(b) of

this section. (b) The amount of the reduction under division (A)(2)(b) of this section equals the product

of the following: (i) Twenty-five thousand dollars of the true value of the property in money, as adjusted

under division (A)(2)(e) of this section; (ii) The assessment percentage established by the tax commissioner under division (B) of section 5715.01 of the Revised Code , not to exceed thirty-five per cent; (iii) The effective tax rate used to calculate the taxes charged against the property for

the current year, where “effective tax rate” is defined as in section 323.08 of the Revised Code ; (iv) The quantity equal to one minus the sum of the percentage reductions in taxes received

by the property for the current tax year under sections 319.302 and 319.303 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 323.152 of the Revised Code . (c) For manufactured and mobile homes for which the tax imposed by section 4503.06 of the Revised Code is computed under division (D)(1) of that section, the reduction shall equal one

of the following amounts, as applicable to the person: (i) If the person received a reduction under this section for tax year 2007, the greater

of the reduction for that tax year or the amount computed under division (A)(2)(d)

of this section; (ii) If the person received, for any homestead, a reduction under division (A) of this

section for tax year 2014 or under division (A)(1) of section 323.152 of the Revised Code for tax year 2013 or the person is the surviving spouse of such a person and the

surviving spouse is at least fifty-nine years of age on the date the deceased spouse

dies, the amount computed under division (A)(2)(d) of this section. (iii) If the person is not described in division (A)(2)(c)(i) or (ii) of this section and

the person's total income does not exceed thirty thousand dollars, as adjusted under

division (A)(2)(e) of this section, the amount computed under division (A)(2)(d) of

this section. (d) The amount of the reduction under division (A)(2)(d) of this section equals the product

of the following: (i) Twenty-five thousand dollars of the cost to the owner, or the market value at the

time of purchase, whichever is greater, as those terms are used in division (D)(1) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code , and as adjusted under division (A)(2)(e) of this section; (ii) The percentage from the appropriate schedule in division (D)(1)(b) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code ; (iii) The assessment percentage of forty per cent used in division (D)(1)(b) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code ; (iv) The tax rate of the taxing district in which the home has its situs. (e) The tax commissioner shall adjust the income threshold described in divisions (A)(2)(a)(iii)

and (A)(2)(c)(iii) and the reduction amounts described in divisions (A)(2)(b)(i),

(A)(2)(d)(i), (B)(1), (B)(2), (C)(1), and (C)(2) of this section by completing the

following calculations in September of each year: (i) Determine the percentage increase in the gross domestic product deflator determined

by the bureau of economic analysis of the United States department of commerce from

the first day of January of the preceding calendar year to the last day of December

of the preceding calendar year; (ii) Multiply that percentage increase by the total income threshold or reduction amount

for the ensuing tax year, as applicable; (iii) Add the resulting product to the total income threshold or reduction amount, as applicable

for the ensuing tax year; (iv) Round the resulting sum to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars. The commissioner shall certify the amount resulting from each adjustment to each county

auditor not later than the first day of December each year.  The certified amount applies to the second ensuing tax year.  The commissioner shall not make the applicable adjustment in any calendar year in

which the amount resulting from the adjustment would be less than the total income

threshold or the reduction amount for the ensuing tax year. (B)(1) The manufactured home tax levied pursuant to division (C) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code on a manufactured or mobile home that is owned and occupied by a disabled veteran

shall be reduced for any tax year for which an application for such reduction has

been approved, provided the disabled veteran did not acquire ownership from a person,

other than the disabled veteran's spouse, related by consanguinity or affinity for

the purpose of qualifying for the reduction.  An owner includes an owner within the meaning of division (A)(2) of this section. (a) For manufactured and mobile homes for which the tax imposed by section 4503.06 of the Revised Code is computed under division (D)(2) of that section, the reduction shall equal the

product obtained by multiplying fifty thousand dollars of the true value of the property

in money, as adjusted under division (A)(2)(e) of this section, by the amounts described

in divisions (A)(2)(b)(ii) to (iv) of this section. (b) For manufactured and mobile homes for which the tax imposed by section 4503.06 of the Revised Code is computed under division (D)(1) of that section, the reduction shall equal the

product obtained by multiplying fifty thousand dollars of the cost to the owner, or

the market value at the time of purchase, whichever is greater, as those terms are

used in division (D)(1) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code , as adjusted under division (A)(2)(e) of this section, by the amounts described in

divisions (A)(2)(d)(ii) to (iv) of this section. The reduction is in lieu of any reduction under section 4503.0610 of the Revised Code or division (A), (B)(2), or (C) of this section.  The reduction applies to only one manufactured or mobile home owned and occupied

by a disabled veteran. (2) The manufactured home tax levied pursuant to division (C) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code on a manufactured or mobile home that is owned and occupied by the surviving spouse

of a disabled veteran shall be reduced for each tax year for which an application

for such reduction has been approved.  The reduction shall equal the amount of the reduction authorized under division

(B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable.  An owner includes an owner within the meaning of division (A)(2) of this section. The reduction is in lieu of any reduction under section 4503.0610 of the Revised Code or division (A), (B)(1), or (C) of this section.  The reduction applies to only one manufactured or mobile home owned and occupied

by the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran.  A manufactured or mobile home qualifies for a reduction in taxes under division

(B)(2) of this section beginning in one of the following tax years: (a) For a surviving spouse described in division (H)(1) of section 4503.064 of the Revised Code , the year the disabled veteran dies; (b) For a surviving spouse described in division (H)(2) of section 4503.064 of the Revised Code , the first year on the first day of January of which the total disability rating

described in division (F) of section 323.151 of the Revised Code has been received for the deceased spouse. In either case, the reduction shall continue through the tax year in which the surviving

spouse dies or remarries. (C) The manufactured home tax levied pursuant to division (C) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code on a manufactured or mobile home that is owned and occupied by the surviving spouse

of a public service officer killed in the line of duty shall be reduced for any tax

year for which an application for such reduction has been approved, provided the surviving

spouse did not acquire ownership from a person, other than the surviving spouse's

deceased public service officer spouse, related by consanguinity or affinity for the

purpose of qualifying for the reduction.  An owner includes an owner within the meaning of division (A)(2) of this section. (1) For manufactured and mobile homes for which the tax imposed by section 4503.06 of the Revised Code is computed under division (D)(2) of that section, the reduction shall equal the

product obtained by multiplying fifty thousand dollars of the true value of the property

in money, as adjusted under division (A)(2)(e) of this section, by the amounts described

in divisions (A)(2)(b)(ii) to (iv) of this section. (2) For manufactured and mobile homes for which the tax imposed by section 4503.06 of the Revised Code is computed under division (D)(1) of that section, the reduction shall equal the

product obtained by multiplying fifty thousand dollars of the cost to the owner, or

the market value at the time of purchase, whichever is greater, as those terms are

used in division (D)(1) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code , as adjusted under division (A)(2)(e) of this section, by the amounts described in

divisions (A)(2)(d)(ii) to (iv) of this section. The reduction is in lieu of any reduction under section 4503.0610 of the Revised Code or division (A) or (B) of this section.  The reduction applies to only one manufactured or mobile home owned and occupied

by such a surviving spouse.  A manufactured or mobile home qualifies for a reduction in taxes under this division

for the tax year in which the public service officer dies through the tax year in

which the surviving spouse dies or remarries. (D) If the owner or the spouse of the owner of a manufactured or mobile home is eligible

for a homestead exemption on the land upon which the home is located, the reduction

to which the owner or spouse is entitled under this section shall not exceed the difference

between the reduction to which the owner or spouse is entitled under division (A),

(B), or (C) of this section and the amount of the reduction under the homestead exemption. (E) No reduction shall be made with respect to the home of any person convicted of violating

division (C) or (D) of section 4503.066 of the Revised Code for a period of three years following the conviction.