Proponent Testimony — Daniel Zaenglein, Horsepower Farms, on Ohio House Bill 17 (October 10, 2025)

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Proponent testimony for Ohio House Bill 17 to the Development Committee dated October 10, 2025 from Daniel Zaenglein, a Horsepower Farms garage condominium owner. The testimony states that the units are classified as commercial properties and are subject to extremely high real estate taxes, utilities, and insurance as if they were a business. It states that a new classification would allow each unit to be classified as a detached garage. It asks the committee to vote Yes on HB 17.

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Proponent Testimony for Ohio House Bill 17

Development Committee

October 10, 2025



Daniel Zaenglein

Horsepower Farms Garage Condominium Owner



Chair James M. Hoops, Vice Chair Brian Lorenz, Ranking Member Munira

Abdullahi, and members of the Development committee.



Thank you for allowing me to testify today. My name is Daniel Zaenglein. I live in
Springboro, Ohio but have two sisters and their families near Powell, OH.

I bought a garage condo thinking it would be a safe, convenient location to store extra cars,

etc, and assist my sisters’ families with any of their storage needs. I also saw it as a
convenient location to get our families together without infringing on anyone’s home.

I was surprised to find that the units are classified as commercial properties and therefore

are subject to extremely high real estate taxes, utilities, and insurance as if they were a
business.

A new classification would make a lot of sense to allow the units to be classified as if each
unit were a detached garage, which if fact they are.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today as a proponent of House Bill 17 and please
vote Yes on HB 17.



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