Ohio Code 5312.14 – Service of process
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In any action relating to the common elements or to any right, duty, or obligation possessed or imposed upon the owners association by statute or otherwise, the owners association may sue or be sued as a separate legal entity. Service of summons or other process may be made upon the owners association by serving the process personally upon the president of the board of directors or the person named as statutory agent of the association if it is an incorporated entity. Any action brought by or on behalf of the owners association shall be pursuant to authority granted by the board of directors.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5312.14
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Owners association: means an organization that is comprised of owners of lots in a planned community and that is responsible for the administrative governance, maintenance, and upkeep of the planned community. See Ohio Code 5312.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.