Ohio counties looking to boost community development and breathe new life into blighted or dormant properties have found land banks to be an incredibly useful tool. Land banks are a specialized version of community improvement corporations, with the distinction of …

The Ohio Supreme Court continued to grapple with the issue of overbroadness in public records requests under R.C. § 149.43 in its recent decision in State ex rel. Carr v. London Correctional, 2015-Ohio-2363. Carr involved a claim by a prison …

In October, 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision defining the obligations of Ohio counties with respect to the maintenance of bridges on non-county roads serving a limited number of properties. In The City of Independence v. Office of …