[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State ex rel. Am. Homeowner Preservation, L.L.C. v. Montgomery Cty., Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio- 1282.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2023-OHIO-1282 THE STATE EX REL. AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION, L.L.C., APPELLANT, v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY ET AL., APPELLEES. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State ex rel. Am. Homeowner Preservation, L.L.C. v. Montgomery Cty., Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1282.] Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of US Bank Trust, Natl. Assn. v. Cuyahoga Cty. (No. 2022-0017―Submitted April 18, 2023―Decided April 25, 2023.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County, No. 29140. _________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of State ex rel. US Bank Trust, Natl. Assn. v. Cuyahoga Cty., __ Ohio St.3d __, 2023- Ohio-1063, __ N.E.3d __. KENNEDY, C.J., and FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY, STEWART, and BRUNNER, JJ., concur. SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

DETERS, J., not participating. _________________ Advocate Attorneys, L.L.P., Andrew M. Engel, and Marc E. Dann, for appellant. Mathias H. Heck Jr., Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ward C. Barrentine and Anu Sharma, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellees. _________________

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