To enforce a township resolution adopted under this chapter, a board of township trustees may authorize the township law director to do any of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 504.08

  • board of township trustees: means only a board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government under this chapter. See Ohio Code 504.021
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) File for injunctive relief if the violation of the resolution is a matter of health or safety;

(B) File for a lien upon the property of a violator if the violation relates to the use of the property and if the violator has failed to pay a fine imposed pursuant to section 504.07 of the Revised Code within ten days after the judgment imposing the fine has become final. The unpaid fine shall be entered on the tax duplicate and is a lien upon the property from and after the date of entry and shall be collected as other taxes, returned to the township, and placed in the township general fund.

(C) Take any measure for the collection of an unpaid money judgment that is authorized by division (D) of section 504.07 of the Revised Code.

  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 504 Contents