Ohio § 5312.16

§ 5312.16.

(A) Unless specifically prohibited in the declaration, any owner may install a solar

energy collection device on the owner's dwelling unit or other location within the

owner's lot if either of the following conditions apply: (1) The cost to insure, maintain, repair, and replace the unit's roof or alternative

location within the lot is not a common expense of the owners association and is instead

the owner's responsibility. (2) The declaration specifically allows for and regulates the types and installation

of solar energy collection devices within the planned community and establishes responsibility

for the cost to insure, maintain, repair, and replace such devices. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, an owners association may establish

reasonable restrictions concerning the size, place, and manner of placement of solar

energy collection devices. (C) Prior to imposing a charge for damages or an enforcement assessment pursuant to this

section, the board of directors shall give the owner a written notice, which may be

in the form of electronic mail to an electronic mail address previously provided by

the owner in writing that includes all of the following: (1) A description of the property damage or violation; (2) The amount of the proposed charge or assessment; (3) A statement that the owner has a right to a hearing before the board of directors

to contest the proposed charge or assessment; (4) A statement setting forth the procedures to request a hearing; (5) A reasonable date by which the unit owner must cure the violation to avoid the proposed

charge or assessment. (D) As used in this section, “ solar energy collection device ” has the same meaning as in section 5311.192 of the Revised Code .