Ohio Code § 727.40
Ohio Code § 727.40. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 727.40.
Proceedings with respect to public improvements to be paid for in whole or in part
by special assessments shall be liberally construed by the legislative authorities
of municipal corporations and by the courts in order to secure a speedy completion
of the work at reasonable cost, and the speedy collection of the assessment after
the time has elapsed for its payment. Merely formal objections shall be disregarded, but the proceedings shall be strictly
construed in favor of the owner of the property assessed or injured as to the limitations
on assessment of private property and compensation for damages sustained. With respect to any assessment upon the abutting, adjacent, and contiguous, or other
especially benefited lots or lands in a municipal corporation for any part of the
cost connected with an improvement authorized by law, the passage by the legislative
authority of an ordinance levying such assessment shall be construed a declaration
by such legislative authority that the improvement for which it is levied is conducive
to the public health, convenience, and welfare. No assessment shall be held invalid by any court because of the omission of the
legislative authority to expressly declare in the proceedings and legislation for
such improvement and assessment that the improvement is conducive to the public health,
convenience, or welfare.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 727.40
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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