Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.15 (2026)

Injunction proceedings

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The construction, use, or occupation of any building which is declared by sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, section 3781.031, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, to be a public nuisance may be enjoined in a proceeding instituted in the name of any department or officer mentioned in section 3781.03 of the Revised Code in the court of common pleas of the county in which said building is or will be situated.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Lang v. Holly Hill Motel, Inc., 2009 Ohio 2495 (Ohio 2009).
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Lang v. Holly Hill Motel, Inc., 2009 Ohio 2495 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “See R.C. 3781.15 (providing for injunctions for violations of the Building Code) and 3781.”
City of Solon v. Solon Baptist Temple, Inc., 457 N.E.2d 858 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). “” We conclude, therefore, that the record demonstrates that an effective, though appealable, adjudication order was issued to the defendant upon disapproval of its building plans and, therefore, *351 the subsequent initiation of court action under R.C. 3781.15 was proper.…”
Oeffner v. Marc Glassman, Inc., 2025 Ohio 1610 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “” R.C. 3781.15. {¶63} These special statutory proceedings would be circumvented if this Court permitted private litigants such as appellant to initiate and enforce alleged Ohio Building Code violations through a declaratory judgment action.”
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