My question involves real estate located in the State of: Ohio
Hello - I am looking for help identifying rulings regarding maintenance of a shared driveway in Ohio.
In brief, a neighbor undertook an extensive and very expensive erosion control project, which necessitated asphalting at the end of the work. There was no documentation by an engineer that such work was warranted. We have an easement on the driveway that is at the center of this project and includes a bridge, which was showing signs of erosion (small areas falling away, but that likely could have been addressed with reinforcement of the ground beneath the bridge). Our deed states that decisions regarding maintenance and repair of the driveway is to be subject to a vote whereby each parcel has 1 vote. We have 2/4 parcels and declined this project. The deed does not address deadlocks. The work was done, and now we are being asked to pay.
Please help direct me to a way to identify relevant rulings regarding 1) enhancement vs. maintenance, 2) shared driveway maintenance, and 3) repayment structuring, as we will likely need to repay some of the work and cannot afford it in a lump sum.

