Roosevelt Properties Co. v. Kinney

Appellants, who own several multiunit apartment complexes, as well as various rental properties consisting of four units or less, contend that the commissioner’s definition of “residential land and improvements” under Ohio Adm. Code 5705-3-06(B)(5) is artifically narrow and does not reflect the intent of the electorate who voted in favor of Section 2a, Article XII, or the General Assembly’s intent under R.C. 5713.041. Specifically, appellants and the amici curiae argue that the common and ordinary meaning of the term “residential” is a place of human abode. Since appellants’ rental units are…