HARRISON v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO

No. 20-4051.

997 F.3d 643 (2021)

Alana HARRISON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Emily White , DANN LAW, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Stephen W. Funk , ROETZEL & ANDRESS, LPA, Akron, Ohio, for Appellee. Christina M. Martin , PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Michael J. Hendershot , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Amici Curiae. ON BRIEF: Emily White , Marc E. Dann , DANN LAW, Cleveland, Ohio, Thomas A. Zimmerman, Jr. , ZIMMERMAN LAW OFFICES, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, Andrew M. Engel , ANDREW M. ENGEL CO., LPA, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellant. Stephen W. Funk , Emily K. Anglewicz , ROETZEL & ANDRESS, LPA, Akron, Ohio, Anne M. Jagielski , MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee. Christina M. Martin , PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Benjamin M. Flowers , Michael J. Hendershot , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Amici Curiae.

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge, SUHRHEINRICH and SILER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

When an Ohio county forecloses on a tax-delinquent property, it ordinarily sells the property at an auction, keeps enough of the proceeds to cover the outstanding taxes, and returns any leftover funds to the owner. To stem a tide of vacant homes and to transfer ownership of them more efficiently, Ohio enabled...

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