Ohio Rev. Code § 4112 § 4112.06
Judicial review of final commission order.
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(A) Any complainant, or respondent claiming to be aggrieved by a final order of the commission, including a refusal to issue a complaint, may obtain judicial review thereof, and the commission may obtain an order of court for the enforcement of its final orders, in a proceeding as provided in this section. Such proceeding shall be brought in the common pleas court of the state within any county wherein the unlawful discriminatory practice which is the subject of the commission's order was committed or wherein any respondent required in the order to cease and desist from an unlawful discriminatory practice or to take affirmative action resides or transacts business. (B) Such proceedings shall be initiated by the filing of a petition in court as provided in division (A) of this section and the service of a copy of the said petition upon the commission and upon all parties who appeared before the commission. Thereupon the commission shall file with the court a transcript of the record upon the hearing before it. The transcript shall include all proceedings in the case, including all evidence and proffers of evidence. The court shall thereupon have jurisdiction of the proceeding and of the questions determined therein, and shall have power to grant such temporary relief, restraining order, or other order as it deems just and proper and to make and enter, upon the record and such additional evidence as the court has admitted, an order enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part, the order of the commission or remanding for further proceedings. (C) An objection that has not been urged before the commission shall not be considered by the court, unless the failure or neglect to urge such objection is excused because of extraordinary circumstances. (D) The court may grant a request for the admission of additional evidence when satisfied that such additional evidence is newly discovered and could not with reasonable diligence have been ascertained prior to the hearing before the commission. (E) The findings of the commission as to the facts shall be conclusive if supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence on the record and such additional evidence as the court has admitted considered as a whole. (F) The jurisdiction of the court shall be exclusive and its judgment and order shall be final subject to appellate review. Violation of the court's order shall be punishable as contempt. (G) The commission's copy of the testimony shall be available at all reasonable times to all parties without cost for examination and for the purposes of judicial review of the order of the commission. The petition shall be heard on the transcript of the record without requirement of printing. (H) If no proceeding to obtain judicial review is instituted by a complainant, or respondent within thirty days from the service of order of the commission pursuant to this section, the commission may obtain a decree of the court for the enforcement of such order upon showing that respondent is subject to the commission's jurisdiction and resides or transacts business within the county in which the petition for enforcement is brought. (I) All suits brought under this section shall be heard and determined as expeditiously as possible.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.06 establishes the process by which parties to a civil rights discrimination case before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission can seek court review of the commission's final orders. Either a complainant or a respondent who believes they were harmed by the commission's decision may petition a common pleas court in the county where the discriminatory practice occurred or where the respondent does business. The court has broad authority to enforce, modify, or set aside the commission's order, and the commission's factual findings carry significant weight if supported by reliable and substantial evidence. If no party seeks judicial review within thirty days of the commission's order, the commission itself may go to court to enforce that order.
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Under Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.06, a property owner or manager who has been the subject of a commission order has the right to seek judicial review in the common pleas court of the relevant county within thirty days of receiving that order. Compliant operators generally keep thorough records of all proceedings before the commission, including evidence presented and objections raised, because courts generally will not consider objections that were not first raised at the commission level. Operators who receive a final commission order typically act promptly to understand the thirty-day window, since failure to seek timely review may result in the commission obtaining a court enforcement decree without further contest.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.06 gives complainants — including tenants who have filed housing discrimination complaints — the right to petition a common pleas court to review a final commission order they believe is unfair, including a refusal to issue a complaint. Tenants generally preserve their ability to raise issues in court by first presenting all relevant objections and evidence during the commission hearing, since § 4112.06(C) limits the court's consideration of arguments not previously raised before the commission. Tenants seeking to understand their options under this provision may benefit from consulting a tenant-rights organization or legal aid office familiar with Ohio civil rights procedures.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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