Ohio lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they hear a lot from constituents about property taxes. They say they haven’t ignored those concerns, and have introduced and discussed around 50 bills and ideas to reduce or change property tax laws. But only a few have passed, with time running out to consider the rest.
Before lawmakers took off on summer break, they passed a slew of bills, including one that provides some temporary property tax relief. Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) said it’s a one-time credit on the homestead exemption, which reduces property taxes for thousands of disabled and older Ohioans.
“Each homestead recipient will receive somewhere in the neighborhood of between $250 and $475 as a reduction on their January tax bill coming up at the end of this year,” Stewart said…