Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority v. Evatt

The sole question here is whether the real property of the appellant is entitled to exemption, from taxation, under favor of Section 5351, General Code, on the ground that it is public property used for a public purpose.

A brief statement of the authority under which the appellant was organized and of its authority to hold and operate, and its method of operating, the properties in question will be helpful in giving answer to this question. The Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority was organized in 1934 pursuant to the Ohio Housing Authority Law (Sections 1078-29 to 1078-41, inclusive, General…