Ohio Code § 5311.20
Ohio Code § 5311.20. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5311.20.
In any action relating to the common elements or to any right, duty, or obligation
possessed or imposed upon the unit owners association by statute or otherwise, the
unit owners association may sue or be sued as a separate legal entity. In any action of that nature, service of summons or other process may be made upon
the unit owners association by serving the process personally upon the president or
other designated representative of the unit owners association named in the declaration
to receive service of process, or the person named as statutory agent of the association
if it is an incorporated entity, or by leaving the process at the residence or place
of business of a person named in the declaration or named as statutory agent. Any action brought by or on behalf of the unit owners association shall be pursuant
to authority granted by the board of directors.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5311.20
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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