CommonGround in Ohio
Ohio HOA compliance, enforced as code
Ohio's statutory enforcement procedure ships in CommonGround as a versioned rule set. Every requirement below is enforced as code: the legally correct path is the only path the software allows, and every blocked action comes back with the statute citation.
OH-5312-2026.06 · Ohio Planned Community Law (§ 5312.11)
Not legal advice. CommonGround provides compliance guidance, not legal advice. The summaries below are generated from CommonGround's versioned Ohio rule-set data and require attorney review before you rely on them — consult your association's attorney for legal questions.
What Ohio law requires — and how CommonGround enforces it
Planned communities (HOAs)
Who decides the fine
Decision body — the board
The board hears a requested hearing and issues the written decision. Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11
In CommonGround: CommonGround routes the fine decision to the board and requires the recorded decision before any fine is assessed.
Notice, opportunity to be heard, and a recorded decision
No enforcement assessment or damage charge may be imposed before the statutory notice and, if the owner requests one, a hearing; the decision must be recorded. Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11
In CommonGround: The workflow has no path around it: the notice must be sent, the opportunity to be heard must be offered, and the decision must be recorded — in that order — before a fine can exist.
The violation notice
Required violation-notice contents
Written notice must describe the violation, the proposed charge/enforcement assessment, the right to a hearing and its procedure, and a cure date if applicable. Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11
- Violation description
- Proposed charge
- Hearing right and procedure
- Cure date if applicable
In CommonGround: CommonGround drafts the notice with all 4 statutory elements in place; a notice missing any of them cannot be sent.
Violation-notice delivery method
Any written notice that this section requires is delivered to the owner or any occupant of the dwelling unit by personal delivery, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by regular mail. Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11(D)(5)
In CommonGround: The send step offers only the statutory methods (personal delivery, certified mail, regular mail) and files the delivery proof with the violation record.
Response, cure, and hearing rights
Owner's hearing-request window — 10 days
The owner has 10 days after the notice to request a hearing. No charge may be imposed before a requested hearing; if no hearing is requested within the window, the charge may proceed on a recorded board decision. Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11
In CommonGround: The 10-day request clock starts when the notice goes out. The fine is blocked until the window closes with no request — and an owner request routes the case to a hearing automatically.
Hearing notice — at least 7 days
At least 7 days' notice of the hearing date (measured from the day the hearing is scheduled/noticed after the owner's request). Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11
In CommonGround: A hearing scheduled sooner than 7 days after its notice is rejected with the citation; the scheduler simply won't offer an illegal date.
Written findings due in 30 days
After the hearing, the board must give its written decision within 30 days. Ohio Rev. Code § 5312.11
In CommonGround: CommonGround drafts the written findings from the hearing record and counts down the 30-day deadline.
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