HB 547 Proponent Testimony — Eric Wohlwend, Economic & Workforce Development (25 Jun 2024)

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Proponent testimony on HB 547, headed Jun 2024, from Eric Wohlwend of Canton Ohio, to Chairman Swearingen, Vice Chair Santucci and members of the Ohio House of Representatives committee for Economic & Workforce Development. The testimony describes Eric Wohlwend as an Ohio Professional Housing Provider with hundreds of rentals and a management company. It says Eric Wohlwend has never moved anyone into a property without verifying a valid driver’s license or other form of state identification, and has not found this burdensome. It asks the committee to pass HB 547 so that Ohio tax dollars keep benefiting Ohio Citizens, and thanks Representatives Wiggam & Gross for proposing the bill.

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HB 547 Proponent Testimony
                                                                                     25 Jun 2024

Chairman Swearingen, Vice Chair Santucci and members of the Ohio House of Representatives
committee for Economic & Workforce Development:

       I am Eric Wohlwend from Canton Ohio. I am an Ohio Professional Housing Provider. I
have hundreds of rentals as well as a management company. I appreciate your time in allowing
me to testify today.

        I have been buying, rehabbing and renting properties in Ohio for over 20 years. In all of
that time I have never moved anyone in any of my properties without verifying a valid driver’s
license or other form of state identification. I have never found this burdensome in any way.
Anyone doing showings can take a picture of the ID and email it to my office to be saved in the
tenant’s file.

       In lieu of a state ID, I would also accept any of the other forms if ID you listed provided
they had a picture. Again, we have always required this for anyone applying that is over 17
years old.

        As well as providing housing for hundreds of families, I also pay taxes. Using these tax
dollars to pay for non-citizens to live in cheaper housing is reprehensible. I am very much in
favor of immigration… Legal immigration.

        My family came here about 3 generations ago and they followed the laws as they were
written at the time. They did not ask for government handouts. They just wanted a chance to
build a new life in this new country. For generations our family has built bridges, houses and
provided services. I have to wonder if we were given everything for free when we got here,
would we have become addicted to the cheap housing and welfare?

        I am here today to ask you to pass HB 547 so we keep Ohio tax dollars benefiting Ohio
 Citizens. I want to thank Representatives Wiggam & Gross for proposing H.B. 547. As one of
 the parties that will be affected when it passes, I believe it will make Ohio stronger. It will save
 tax dollars and it will not add any additional or burdensome work to responsible housing
 providers. Chair Swearington and members of the committee, thank you for allowing me to
 testify today. If you have any questions for me, I would be happy to answer them at this time.


Thank you again for you time,
Eric M. Wohlwend
330-730-2164
Eric@ClearSkyRealty.com
202-49th St SE
Canton, OH 44707


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