Ohio Code § 5721.03

§ 5721.03.

(A) At the time of making the delinquent land list, as provided in section 5721.011 of the Revised Code , the county auditor shall compile a delinquent tax list consisting of all lands on

the delinquent land list on which taxes have become delinquent at the close of the

collection period immediately preceding the making of the delinquent land list.  The auditor shall also compile a delinquent vacant land tax list of all delinquent

vacant lands prior to the institution of any foreclosure and forfeiture actions against

delinquent vacant lands under section 5721.14 of the Revised Code or any foreclosure actions against delinquent vacant lands under section 5721.18 of the Revised Code . The delinquent tax list, and the delinquent vacant land tax list if one is compiled,

shall contain all of the information included on the delinquent land list, except

that, if the auditor's records show that the name of the person in whose name the

property currently is listed is not the name that appears on the delinquent land list,

the name used in the delinquent tax list or the delinquent vacant land tax list shall

be the name of the person the auditor's records show as the person in whose name the

property currently is listed. Lands that have been included in a previously published delinquent tax list shall

not be included in the delinquent tax list so long as taxes have remained delinquent

on such lands for the entire intervening time. In either list, there may be included lands that have been omitted in error from a

prior list and lands with respect to which the auditor has received a certification

that a delinquent tax contract has become void since the publication of the last previously

published list, provided the name of the owner was stricken from a prior list under section 5721.02 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) The auditor shall cause the delinquent tax list and the delinquent vacant land tax

list, if one is compiled, to be published twice within sixty days after the delivery

of the delinquent land duplicate to the county treasurer.  The first publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation in the

county.  The second publication may be made either in a newspaper of general circulation

in the county or on a web site maintained or approved by the county.  If the second publication is made on such a web site, the auditor shall remove or

cause to be removed the list or lists from that web site two weeks after publication. (2) When publication is made in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the

auditor shall comply with the following requirements: (a) The newspaper shall meet the requirements of section 7.12 of the Revised Code .  The auditor may publish the list or lists on a preprinted insert in the newspaper.  The cost of the second newspaper publication, if applicable, shall not exceed three-fourths

of the cost of the first publication of the list or lists. (b) The auditor shall insert display notices of the forthcoming publication of the delinquent

tax list and, if it is to be published, the delinquent vacant land tax list once a

week for two consecutive weeks in the newspaper.  The display notices shall contain the times and methods of payment of taxes provided

by law, including information concerning installment payments made in accordance with

a written delinquent tax contract.  The display notice for the delinquent tax list also shall include a notice that

an interest charge will accrue on accounts remaining unpaid after the last day of

November unless the taxpayer enters into a written delinquent tax contract to pay

such taxes in installments.  The display notice for the delinquent vacant land tax list, if it is to be published,

also shall include a notice that delinquent vacant lands in the list are lands on

which taxes have remained unpaid for one year after being certified delinquent, and

that they are subject to foreclosure proceedings as provided in section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code , or foreclosure and forfeiture proceedings as provided in section 5721.14 of the Revised Code .  Each display notice also shall state that the lands are subject to a tax certificate

sale under section 5721.32 or 5721.33 of the Revised Code or assignment to a county land reutilization corporation, as the case may be, and

shall include any other information that the auditor considers pertinent to the purpose

of the notice.  The display notices shall be furnished by the auditor to the newspaper selected

to publish the lists at least ten days before their first publication. (c) Publication of the list or lists may be made by a newspaper in installments, provided

the complete publication of each list is made twice during the sixty-day period as

provided in division (B)(1) of this section. (3) The delinquent tax list shall be accompanied by a notice that the delinquent lands

will be certified for foreclosure by the auditor unless the taxes, assessments, interest,

and penalties due and owing on them are paid.  If a delinquent vacant land tax list is to be published, it shall be accompanied

by a notice that delinquent vacant lands will be certified for foreclosure or foreclosure

and forfeiture by the auditor unless the taxes, assessments, interest, and penalties

due and owing on them are paid within twenty-eight days after the final publication

of the notice. (4) The auditor shall review the first publication of each list for accuracy and completeness

and may correct any errors appearing in the list in the second publication. (5) Nothing in this section prohibits a foreclosure action from being brought against

a parcel of land under section 323.25 , sections 323.65 to 323.79 , or section 5721.18 of the Revised Code before the delinquent tax list or delinquent vacant land tax list that includes the

parcel is published pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section if the list is not

published within the time prescribed by that division. (C) For the purposes of section 5721.18 of the Revised Code , land is first certified delinquent on the date of the certification of the delinquent

land list containing that land.