Ohio § 5722.03

§ 5722.03.

(A) On and after the effective date of an ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to section 5722.02 of the Revised Code , nonproductive land within an electing subdivision's boundaries that the subdivision

wishes to acquire and that has either been advertised and offered for sale or is otherwise

available for acquisition pursuant to a foreclosure proceeding as provided in section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code , but is not sold for want of a minimum bid, shall be sold or transferred to the electing

subdivision in the manner set forth in this section or sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code . (B) Upon receipt of an ordinance or resolution under section 5722.02 of the Revised Code , the county prosecuting attorney shall compile and deliver to the electing subdivision

a list of all delinquent land within the electing subdivision with respect to which

a foreclosure proceeding pursuant to section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code has been instituted and is pending.  The prosecuting attorney shall notify the electing subdivision of the identity of

all delinquent land within the subdivision whenever a foreclosure proceeding pursuant

to section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code is commenced with respect to that land. (C) The electing subdivision shall select from such lists the delinquent lands that constitute

nonproductive lands that it wishes to acquire, and shall notify the prosecuting attorney

of its selection prior to the advertisement and sale of the nonproductive lands pursuant

to such a foreclosure proceeding, or as otherwise provided in sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code .  Notwithstanding the sales price provisions to the contrary in division (A) of section

323.28 or in divisions (A)(1) and (C) of section 5721.19 of the Revised Code , selected nonproductive lands subject to a foreclosure proceeding pursuant to section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code that require a sale shall be advertised for sale and be sold, without appraisal,

for not less than the amount determined under division (A)(1) of section 323.28 or sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code in the case of selected nonproductive lands subject to a foreclosure proceeding pursuant

to section 323.25 or sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code , or the amount determined under division (A)(2) of section 5721.19 in the case of

selected nonproductive lands subject to a foreclosure proceeding pursuant to section 5721.18 of the Revised Code , or as prescribed in sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code .  Except as otherwise authorized in section 323.78 of the Revised Code , all nonproductive lands so selected, when advertised for sale pursuant to a foreclosure

proceeding, shall be advertised separately from the advertisement applicable to other

delinquent lands.  Notwithstanding division (A) of section 5721.191 of the Revised Code , the minimum amount for which selected nonproductive lands subject to a foreclosure

proceeding pursuant to section 5721.18 of the Revised Code will be sold, as specified in the advertisement for sale, shall equal the sum of

the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs due on the parcel

as determined under division (A)(2) of section 5721.19 of the Revised Code .  Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary in division (A) of section 323.28 of the Revised Code , the minimum amount for which selected nonproductive lands subject to a foreclosure

proceeding pursuant to section 323.25 of the Revised Code will be sold, as specified in the advertisement for sale, shall equal the amount

specified in division (A)(1) of section 323.28 of the Revised Code .  The advertisement relating to the selected nonproductive lands also shall include

a statement that the lands have been determined by the electing subdivision to be

nonproductive lands and that, if at a foreclosure sale no bid for the appropriate

amount specified in this division is received, such lands shall be sold or transferred

to the electing subdivision. (D) If any nonproductive land selected by an electing subdivision is advertised and offered

for sale at one sale pursuant to this section but is not sold for want of a minimum

bid, the electing subdivision that selected the nonproductive land shall be deemed

to have submitted the winning bid at such sale, and the land is deemed sold to the

electing subdivision for no consideration other than the amounts charged under divisions

(E) and (F) of this section.  If both a county and a township within that county have adopted a resolution pursuant

to section 5722.02 of the Revised Code and both subdivisions select the same parcel or parcels of land, the subdivision

that first notifies the prosecuting attorney of such selection shall be the electing

subdivision deemed to have submitted the winning bid under this division.  If a municipal corporation and a county land reutilization corporation select the

same parcel or parcels of land, the municipal corporation shall be deemed the winning

bidder under this division.  The officer conducting the sale shall announce the bid of the electing subdivision

at the sale and shall report the proceedings to the court for confirmation of sale. (E) Upon the sale or transfer of any nonproductive land to an electing subdivision, the

county auditor shall charge the costs, as determined by the court, incurred in the

foreclosure proceeding instituted under section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code and applicable to the nonproductive land to the taxing districts, including the electing

subdivision, in direct proportion to their interest in the taxes, assessments, charges,

penalties, and interest on the nonproductive land due and payable at the time the

land was sold pursuant to the foreclosure proceeding.  The interest of each taxing district in the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties,

and interest on the nonproductive land shall bear the same proportion to the amount

of those taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest that the amount of taxes

levied by each district against the nonproductive land in the preceding tax year bears

to the taxes levied by all such districts against the nonproductive land in the preceding

tax year.  If the electing subdivision is a county land reutilization corporation and the nonproductive

land is sold or transferred to the corporation, the corporation shall be deemed to

have the proportionate interest of the county on whose behalf it has been designated

and organized in the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest on the nonproductive

land in that county.  In making a semiannual apportionment of funds, the auditor shall retain at the next

apportionment the amount charged to each such taxing district, except that in the

case of nonproductive land sold or transferred to a county land reutilization corporation,

the auditor shall provide an invoice to the corporation for the amount charged to

it. (F) The officer conducting the sale shall execute and file for recording a deed conveying

title to the land upon the filing of the entry of the confirmation of sale, unless

the nonproductive land is redeemed under section 323.31 or 5721.18 of the Revised Code .  If the alternative redemption period applies under section 323.78 of the Revised Code , the officer shall not execute the deed and file it for recording until the alternative

redemption period expires.  In either case, once the deed has been recorded, the officer shall deliver the deed

to the electing subdivision;  thereupon, title to the land is incontestable in the

electing subdivision and free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except those

easements and covenants of record running with the land and created prior to the time

at which the taxes or assessments, for the nonpayment of which the land is sold or

transferred at foreclosure, became due and payable. When title to a parcel of land upon which a lien has been placed under section 715.261 , 743.04 , or 6119.06 of the Revised Code is transferred to a county land reutilization corporation under this section, the

lien on the parcel shall be extinguished if the lien is for costs or charges that

were incurred before the date of the transfer to the corporation and if the corporation

did not incur the costs or charges, regardless of whether the lien was attached or

the costs or charges were certified before the date of transfer.  In such a case, the corporation and its successors in title shall take title to

the property free and clear of any such lien and shall be immune from liability in

any action to collect such costs or charges. If a county land reutilization corporation takes title to property under this chapter

before any costs or charges have been certified or any lien has been placed with respect

to the property under section 715.261 , 743.04 , or 6119.06 of the Revised Code , the corporation shall be deemed a bona fide purchaser for value without knowledge

of such costs or lien, regardless of whether the corporation had actual or constructive

knowledge of the costs or lien, and any such lien shall be void and unenforceable

against the corporation and its successors in title. At the time of the sale or transfer, the officer shall collect and the electing subdivision

shall pay the fee required by law for transferring and recording of deeds.  In accordance with section 1724.10 of the Revised Code , an electing subdivision that is a county land reutilization corporation shall not

be required to pay any such fee. The title is not invalid because of any irregularity, informality, or omission of

any proceedings under section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , this chapter, or Chapter 5721. of the Revised Code, or in any processes of taxation,

if such irregularity, informality, or omission does not abrogate any provision of

such chapters for notice to holders of title, lien, or mortgage to, or other interests

in, the foreclosed lands.