Ohio law (ORC §5312.11) protects homeowners' rights to install solar energy systems. HOAs in Columbus may adopt reasonable aesthetic guidelines but cannot effectively prohibit solar panel installation. Any HOA restrictions must not increase the cost by more than 10% or reduce system efficiency by more than 10%.
Under Ohio Revised Code §5312.11, planned community associations cannot prohibit solar panels. HOAs may impose reasonable design standards regarding placement and aesthetics, but those standards cannot increase the total cost of the system by more than 10% or decrease its efficiency by more than 10%. This applies to all HOAs in Columbus and throughout Ohio.
HOA restrictions that effectively ban solar panels or unreasonably increase costs are unenforceable under Ohio law. Homeowners may challenge such restrictions through civil action.
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