"Ohio Senate approves abandoned-homes bill" The Columbus Dispatch

Link: Ohio Senate approves abandoned-homes bill
Jim Siegel
The Columbus Dispatch
May 29, 2008

More than 4,100 vacant residential properties stain the landscape across Columbus, but city officials hope a bill passed by the Ohio Senate today will help them get those buildings into the hands of new owners.

The bill was part of another active legislative day. But lawmakers aren't done yet. Leaders plan to return on June 10 to handle the new, $1.3 billion state construction budget and budget correction bill...

...“This bill will be helpful to urban centers that have these vacant properties that have been orphaned,” said Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. “It's not a panacea. But it's one of those things that sure would be nice if we had the ability to do this.”...