Toledo HOAs enforce Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions under ORC 5312 Planned Community Law. Enforcement steps: notice, hearing, fines, lien, and court action. Selective enforcement is a defense.
Ohio Planned Community Law ORC 5312.11(C) authorizes HOAs to levy fines and impose charges for violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules, provided: the power is granted by the declaration or rules, the owner received advance notice of the specific rule, the owner received written notice of the alleged violation with opportunity for hearing before the board (or delegated committee), and the fine amount is reasonable. Typical enforcement flow: (1) courtesy notice; (2) formal violation notice with 10-30 day cure period; (3) fine imposition after hearing; (4) continued non-compliance leads to additional fines and potentially lien/foreclosure; (5) injunctive action in court for ongoing violations. Ohio courts apply standard contract principles to CCRs. Common defenses include ambiguity (construed against drafter), selective enforcement (HOA must enforce consistently), waiver (pattern of non-enforcement), changed circumstances, and statute of limitations. Recorded CCRs run with the land under ORC 5301 and bind successive owners. Amendments require percentage of owner votes specified in the declaration (typically 67-75 percent).
Owner violation: fines, assessments, liens, potentially injunction and attorney fees. HOA selective enforcement: waiver defense, inability to enforce against individual owner, possible counterclaim for bad faith.
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