Ohio gives homeowners a 2.5% tax break on the one home they live in, but across the state that one-home-only credit is being claimed on two or more properties under the same name. It slips through in three ways. Inside a county, the auditor holds the whole roll, so the same name credited on two homes simply shouldn't happen. Across county lines there is no check at all: you sign a form saying you don't claim it anywhere else, and the 88 auditors never compare rolls. And a company or trust can hold the credit only when the proper paperwork is on file for the person actually living there.
This site reads the public credit rolls from 52 counties and flags all three: the same name credited twice in one county, the same name credited in two counties, and company-owned homes that owe a paperwork check. Click any county to see its records and download the list. Gray counties aren't loaded yet. This site is not affiliated with the State of Ohio, county auditors or tax agencies.