Effective: March 30, 2007
Latest Legislation: House Bill 293 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The general assembly finds that many low to moderateincome senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled citizens face financial hardship and find it difficult to timely pay property taxes on their homesteads, which can lead to delinquencies, penalties, declines in tax receipts, foreclosures, a loss of stable and affordable housing, a loss of neighborhoods and communities, and a decline in property values. Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of the state through property tax payment linked deposit programs established by counties to provide a source of low-cost funds for lending purposes to assist these citizens in timely paying property taxes on their homesteads.
(B) A board of county commissioners, by resolution, may establish for the benefit of persons sixty-five years of age or older, or persons who are permanently and totally disabled, or both groups of persons, a property tax payment linked deposit program. The program shall authorize the investing authority of the county, in accordance with division (A)(2) of section 135.353 of the Revised Code, to place certificates of deposit at up to three per cent below market rates with an eligible lending institution, provided that the eligible lending institution agrees to lend the value of such deposit to eligible borrowers at up to three per cent below the present borrowing rate applicable to each eligible borrower. The resolution shall include requirements, parameters, limitations, and other provisions that are consistent with sections 135.804 to 135.807 of the Revised Code and are necessary to establish and carry out the property tax payment linked deposit program, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Eligibility requirements for borrowers who may receive reduced rate loans under the property tax payment linked deposit program, including both of the following:
(a) A total income limit for a borrower to be eligible for such a loan;
(b) An indebtedness limit that a borrower may not exceed to be eligible for such a loan, under which the sum of all recorded liens on the homestead plus the amount of the reduced rate loan cannot exceed eighty per cent of the homestead's true value as most recently determined by the county auditor.
(2) Application procedures for eligible borrowers and eligible lending institutions wishing to participate in the property tax payment linked deposit program;
(3) Review procedures for applications and criteria for acceptance or rejection of applications for reduced rate loans under the property tax payment linked deposit program;
(4) Necessary agreements between the eligible lending institution and the investing authority of the county to carry out the purposes of the property tax payment linked deposit program, including procedures for the payment directly to the county treasurer by the eligible lending institution of the property taxes due on the homestead and delivery by the county treasurer to the eligible lending institution of the lien certificate as provided in section 135.807 of the Revised Code;
(5) Annual reports regarding the operation of the property tax payment linked deposit program to be made by the investing authority to the board of county commissioners.
(C) A board of county commissioners may appropriate funds from the general fund of the county or any other lawfully available funds of the county for the purpose of defraying some or all of the closing costs and expenses of reduced rate loans made by eligible lending institutions to eligible borrowers pursuant to the property tax payment linked deposit program.
(D) The county and its investing authority and the board of county commissioners are not liable to any eligible lending institution in any manner for the payment of the principal or interest on any reduced rate loan made under the property tax payment linked deposit program, and any delay in payment or default on the part of any borrower does not in any manner affect the deposit agreement between the eligible lending institution and the investing authority or board of county commissioners.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 135 | Uniform Depository Act
Section 135.01 | Uniform Depository Act Definitions.
Section 135.02 | State Board of Deposit.
Section 135.03 | Institutions Eligible as Public Depositories.
Section 135.032 | Disqualification as Depository.
Section 135.04 | Eligibility for State Deposits - Warrant Clearance Accounts.
Section 135.05 | Estimate of Inactive Deposits.
Section 135.06 | Application for Inactive Deposits.
Section 135.07 | Award of Inactive Deposits.
Section 135.08 | Application for Interim Deposits.
Section 135.09 | Award of Interim Deposits.
Section 135.10 | Application for Active Deposits.
Section 135.101 | Savenow Program Definitions.
Section 135.102 | Purpose of Savenow Program.
Section 135.103 | Investment in Savenow Linked Deposits.
Section 135.104 | Resident Participation in Savenow Program.
Section 135.105 | Offer of Savenow Accounts to Residents.
Section 135.106 | Immunity of State - Effect of Misconduct on Deposit Agreement.
Section 135.11 | Exemption From Prohibition Against Interest in Contract.
Section 135.12 | Designating Depositories Biennially.
Section 135.13 | Evidence of Inactive and Interim Deposits.
Section 135.14 | Investing Interim Moneys of Public Subdivisions.
Section 135.141 | Municipal Corporation May Invest Interim Moneys in Linked Deposits.
Section 135.142 | Board of Education Investment of Interim Moneys.
Section 135.143 | Investment Authority for State Interim Funds.
Section 135.144 | Investment of Interim Moneys in Federally Insured Certificates of Deposit.
Section 135.145 | Redeposit of Interim Moneys Moneys.
Section 135.15 | Transferring Funds From One Classification to Another.
Section 135.16 | Payment of Interest.
Section 135.17 | Cash Reserve.
Section 135.18 | Security for Repayment of Public Moneys.
Section 135.181 | Optional Pledging Requirements.
Section 135.182 | Ohio Pooled Collateral Program.
Section 135.19 | Failure of Public Depository.
Section 135.20 | Proportion of Deposits in Various Banks Subject to Reasonable Variation.
Section 135.21 | Investment Earnings Apportionment and Crediting.
Section 135.22 | Annual Continuing Education Programs for Treasurers.
Section 135.31 | County Depository Definitions.
Section 135.32 | Institutions Eligible as County Public Depositories.
Section 135.321 | Disqualification as County Depository.
Section 135.33 | Designating County Depositories Every Four Years.
Section 135.34 | Review of Investment Procedures Semiannually.
Section 135.341 | County Investment Advisory Committee.
Section 135.35 | County Inactive Moneys.
Section 135.351 | Crediting Interest.
Section 135.352 | County Library and Local Government Support Fund.
Section 135.353 | County May Invest Inactive Moneys in Linked Deposits.
Section 135.354 | Redeposit of Inactive Moneys.
Section 135.36 | Transferring County Funds From One Classification to Another.
Section 135.37 | Security for Repayment of County Public Moneys.
Section 135.38 | Exemption of County Officials From Prohibition Against Interest in Contract.
Section 135.39 | Exemption of County Officials From Liability.
Section 135.40 | County Cash Reserve.
Section 135.45 | State Treasurer's Investment Pool.
Section 135.451 | Investments of History Connection and Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board.
Section 135.46 | Investment Pools for Temporary Investment of Bond Proceeds.
Section 135.47 | Securities Lending Program - Fund.
Section 135.48 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 135.51 | Bank Defaulting as Public Depository; Retention and Disposition of Securities.
Section 135.53 | Surplus Assigned and Delivered to Defaulting Bank or Building and Loan Association.
Section 135.54 | Possession and Control of Securities Vested in Authorized Agent - Powers.
Section 135.61 | Linked Deposit Program Definitions.
Section 135.62 | Purpose of Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.63 | Investing in Linked Deposit Programs.
Section 135.64 | Review of Loan Applications.
Section 135.65 | Accepting or Rejecting Loan Package.
Section 135.66 | Loan Rate - Monitoring Compliance.
Section 135.67 | Liability of State and State Treasurer.
Section 135.68 | Short-Term Installment Loan Linked Deposit Definitions.
Section 135.69 | Short-Term Installment Loan Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.70 | Acceptance of Loan Package - Certificates of Deposit.
Section 135.71 | Agricultural Linked Deposit Definitions.
Section 135.72 | Purpose of Agricultural Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.73 | Review of Loan Applications.
Section 135.74 | Accepting or Rejecting Loan Package.
Section 135.75 | Lending of Funds; Monitoring Compliance.
Section 135.76 | Liability of State and State Treasurer.
Section 135.77 | Definitions Regarding Business Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.771 | Statement of Policy.
Section 135.772 | Participation by Lending Institutions.
Section 135.773 | Acceptance or Rejection by Treasurer of State.
Section 135.774 | Loan Rates; Implementation; Liability.
Section 135.78 | Adoption of Rules; Payment of Interest.
Section 135.79 | Adoption Linked Deposit Program-Definitions.
Section 135.791 | Legislative Findings and Intent.
Section 135.792 | Loan Applications and Packages.
Section 135.793 | Loan Package Review and Deposit Agreements.
Section 135.794 | Loan Execution and Treasurer's Oversight.
Section 135.796 | State Protected From Default.
Section 135.80 | Municipal, Port or Lake Facilities Authority, and County Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.801 | Adopting Resolution Implementing Residential Facility Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.802 | Contents of Resolution Implementing Residential Facility Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.803 | Certifying Availability of Public Moneys.
Section 135.804 | Property Tax Payment Linked Deposit Programs Definitions.
Section 135.805 | Property Tax Payment Linked Deposit Programs.
Section 135.806 | Duties of Lending Institution on Receipt of Rc 135.805 Certificate.
Section 135.807 | Delivery of Lien Certificate to Eligible Lending Institution.
Section 135.81 | Housing Linked Deposit Program Definitions.
Section 135.82 | Purpose of Housing Linked Deposit Program.
Section 135.83 | Applying for Formation of Partnership With Treasurer of State.
Section 135.84 | Accepting or Rejecting Application.
Section 135.85 | Lending Institution - Duties Upon Placement of Housing Linked Deposit.
Section 135.86 | Monitoring Compliance.
Section 135.87 | Liability of State and State Treasurer.
Section 135.91 | Assistive Technology Device Linked Deposit Definitions.
Section 135.92 | Deposit Agreements.
Section 135.93 | Review of Loan Applications.
Section 135.95 | Accepting or Rejecting Loan Package.