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Ohio Rev Code § 5309.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.14 | Application Referred to Examiner of Titles for Investigation - Report.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Immediately after the filing of the application to register the title to land or to any interest therein, the probate court or the court of common pleas shall enter an order referring it to one of the examiners of titles, who shall search the records and investigate all facts stated and all allegations made in the petition, or otherwise brought to his notice. Such examiner shall investigate particularly whether the land or any part thereof is occupied by, or is in the possession, actual or constructive, of any person other than the applicant and if so, by whom, the nature of the occupation or possession, and by what right; and whether the boundaries and monuments or objects called for marking such land, as shown by the record title, appear to be reasonably certain and definite. Such examiner shall file in the case a report on his investigation, concluding with a certificate of his opinion upon the title and the necessity for a resurvey of the land and giving the names, residences, and post-office addresses, if known or ascertainable by reasonable diligence, of any persons in addition to those named in the petition which in the opinion of the examiner are necessary or proper parties to a complete determination of the case and to the settling and determination by the court of all apparent or real interests in or liens or charges upon the lands described in the application or any part thereof. Such persons shall be made additional parties defendant to the application by amendment or by order of the court before the publication of the notice provided for in section 5309.15 of the Revised Code. The examiner may require the applicant to file with him affidavits or other evidence relating to the title. Every report of an examiner shall be based upon a personal inspection and examination of the record or of a certified copy of the record of every instrument or proceeding affecting the title to said land for a period of at least seventy-five years prior to the filing of the application if the record title extends back that far. The clerk of the probate court or the clerk of the court of common pleas shall give notice to the applicant or his attorney of the filing of such report. If the opinion of the examiner is adverse to the applicant, such applicant shall, except in cases provided for in section 5309.66 of the Revised Code, be allowed a reasonable time by the court in which to elect to proceed further or to withdraw his application. The election shall be made in writing and filed with the clerk.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.15 | Publication of Notice of Filing and Substance of Application.

Effective: May 9, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 495 - 123rd General Assembly|After the investigation authorized by section 5309.14 of the Revised Code, if, in the opinion of the examiner of titles, the applicant has a good title as alleged, and proper for registration, or if the applicant after an adverse opinion of the examiner elects to proceed further, the clerk of the probate court or the clerk of the court of common pleas shall, upon the filing of the examiner's report or the applicant's election, cause notice of the filing, substance, and prayer of the application to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper, which may be designated by the applicant, published and of general circulation in each county where any portion of the land lies, or if no newspaper is published in any of such counties, then in a newspaper so designated, published, and of general circulation in an adjoining county. The expense of such publication shall be paid by the applicant and taxed as costs in the case. The notice shall be issued by order of the court, attested by the clerk, and shall be in form substantially as follows: "________________ Court of __________ County, Ohio.A. B.,plaintiff,vs. APPLICATION TO REGISTER TITLE TO LAND.C. D. et al,defendantsTo (here insert the names, residences, and addresses of all the defendants so far as known), and to all persons having any interest in or lien or charge upon the lands or any part thereof described herein. You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in said court by _________________ to settle, determine, and remove all clouds from and register such person's (or such persons') title in and to, and to settle, determine, and register all lesser or other estates and interests in, and all liens and charges upon, the following described land (insert description).You are hereby required to answer said application on or before the _______ day of ________, __________ and show cause, if any you have, why the prayer of said application should not be granted. And unless you appear at said court on or before the time aforesaid and make answer or other plea to said application, your default will be recorded, the said application will be taken as confessed, and you will be forever barred from contesting said application or any decree entered thereon.WITNESS ___________________ Judge of said Court, this ________ day of _______, _____Attest:"The form of said notice in cases mentioned in section 5309.66 of the Revised Code may be varied as the facts require.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.17 | Guardian Ad Litem - Duties, Compensation.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When proof of service of all orders of notice issued and when the probate court or the court of common pleas is satisfied that all necessary defendants are properly before the court, the court shall appoint a disinterested person, other than the examiner of titles by whom the title was examined and reported upon, to act as guardian ad litem for persons under any disability, and for all persons not in being, unascertained, unknown, or out of the state, who may have an interest, which is vested, contingent, in expectancy, or otherwise. The compensation of the guardian under the schedule of fees set forth in section 5310.15 of the Revised Code shall be determined by the court and paid as part of the costs in the case. Such guardian shall file an answer in the case and actively ascertain and protect, so far as is reasonably possible, the interests of all persons for whom he was appointed guardian for the suit and particularly represent, act for, and protect the interests and rights of all persons not in being.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.18 | Answer or Cross-Petition in Land Registration Case.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Any person who claims an interest in, or who may be affected by the judgment in a land registration case, whether or not named in the notice required by section 5309.15 of the Revised Code, may appear and file an answer or other pleas on or before the answer day, or within such further time as the probate court or the court of common pleas allows. Such answer shall state all objections to the application, shall set forth the interest claimed by the person who files it, and shall be signed and sworn to by him or by a person in his behalf . Any person claiming an interest in the land may by answer or other plea oppose the application for registration of the land as belonging to the plaintiff, or may by cross-petition set up a demand to have the title claimed by the plaintiff registered in the name of the cross-petitioner. If a person answering claims an interest in, or lien upon the property separate from that claimed by the plaintiff, such person may ask to have his title to such interest or lien registered.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.19 | Order of Default and Decree of Title and Registration - Final Order.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If no person appears and answers or files other plea to an application in a land registration case within the time allowed, after the appointment of a guardian ad litem and the filing of an answer by him as required in section 5309.17 of the Revised Code, the probate court or the court of common pleas may upon motion of the applicant, no reason to the contrary appearing, order a general default to be recorded and the application to be taken for confessed and a decree to be entered confirming the title of the applicant and ordering registration of such title. The court shall in no case, either upon default or after a hearing, make a final order directing the registration of title to land until there is filed in the case the certificate of an examiner of titles to whom the matter shall be referred for that purpose, stating that all necessary and proper persons to a complete determination of the case have been made parties and properly brought before the court, and that the entry of such order would be correct. The court shall not be bound by the report of such examiner but may require further proof. By the description in the application and published notice, "all persons having any interest in or lien upon the land or any part thereof," all the world, except defendants personally served, shall be regarded as having been made parties defendant and properly served.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.20 | Cause May Be Referred to Examiner of Titles for Hearing and Report.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If, in any land registration case, an answer is filed raising an issue, the cause shall be set down for hearing on the motion of either party. The probate court or the court of common pleas may refer the cause or any part thereof to one of the examiners of titles as master, to hear the parties and their evidence, and make report of such evidence and his findings on it to the court. Such examiner's report shall have the same effect as that of a master appointed by the court in other cases and he shall proceed according to the rules of said court applicable to masters, except as such rules are modified by sections 5309.02 to 5310.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or by special or general orders of the court. The court may before decree, require a survey to be made by the county engineer for the purpose of determining boundaries and a more accurate and definite description of the land to be prepared and may order durable monuments to be set by said engineer and referred to in such description.The expense of the survey and monuments shall be taxed in the costs of the case and may be apportioned among the parties as justice requires. If no persons appear to oppose the application to register, such expense shall be borne by the applicant. If a survey is ordered, the clerk of the probate court or the clerk of the court of common pleas shall, at least five days prior to the time such survey is to be made, mail a notice thereof to each owner and occupant of adjoining lands at the addresses given in the application or any amendments thereof. Said engineer may call witnesses at the time and place of making such survey or at such other time and place as he may appoint, administer oaths, and take and report to the court evidence pertinent to said survey and boundaries, and may adjourn the making of said survey and the taking of said evidence from time to time until such survey is completed. Said engineer's report shall state whether any of the boundary lines are in dispute.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.21 | Effect of Decree Dismissing Application.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In a land registration case, if the probate court or the court of common pleas finds that the applicant does not have a title proper for registration, a decree shall be entered dismissing the application. Such decree may be ordered to be without prejudice, in whole or in part; but unless it is so ordered it shall bind the parties, their privies, and the land in respect to any issue of fact or law which has been tried and determined. The dismissal of the application of the plaintiff shall in no way affect any cross-petition filed in the case, but the issues raised by such cross-petition may be tried and determined by the court notwithstanding such dismissal, and all parties, their privies, and the land shall be bound by such determination. All statutes of limitation relating to the recovery of possession or title to any interest in land, or the enforcement of any lien or charge on such land, shall apply and be given effect only in favor of and against the applicant or plaintiff, in all actions or proceedings under sections 5309.02 to 5310.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.22 | Death of Applicant.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If the applicant in a land registration case dies between the filing of the application and the final decree thereon, the proceedings shall not abate, but shall be completed in the name of the widow or widower and heirs and devisees of the applicant. If the probate court or the court of common pleas orders the land registered, such court shall order that the certificate issue to such widow or widower and heirs and devisees of the applicant, according to their respective rights and interests, but subject to the right of the creditors of the deceased to have said land sold to pay his debts and subject to the right to contest any will of such deceased applicant. The personal representative of the deceased, the relict, or any of said heirs or devisees may by supplemental petition set up the facts relating to the transmission of the title to said land by reason of the death of the original applicant and cause all necessary new persons to be made parties and properly brought before the court as upon the filing of an application, or by summons or other process as provided by law in civil actions as the court directs.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.23 | Decree of Confirmation and Registration - Effect.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If the probate court or the court of common pleas after a hearing in a land registration case finds that the applicant has title in whole or in part as stated in his application, and proper for registration, then to the extent of the title so found a decree of confirmation and registration shall be entered, which shall have the effect of a decree in rem and, subject only to the exceptions stated in section 5309.28 of the Revised Code, shall bind the land and all interests and rights therein and liens and charges thereon. After the expiration of the time for appeal and except as otherwise provided in sections 5309.02 to 5310.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code, such decree of confirmation and registration shall be absolutely conclusive against all persons, including the state or any political subdivision thereof, whether mentioned by name in the application, notice, or other papers in the case, or as unknown heirs and devisees, or included in the general description "all other persons, if any, having any right or interest in or lien upon the lands or any part thereof," and whether under disability, not in being, unknown, or unascertained. After the expiration of the time for appeal, except as otherwise provided in such sections, no such person shall in any of the courts of this state assert by suit or otherwise any claim to an interest in or lien or charge upon registered land in derogation of or contrary to the purport of such decree. Such decree shall not, after the expiration of the time for appeal, be opened because of the absence, infancy, or other disability of any person affected thereby, or by any suit or proceeding at law or in equity for opening up judgments or decrees because a party has not had actual notice of the suit or proceedings. Any person deprived of land or of any interest therein or lien or charge thereon by a decree of registration obtained by fraud may file a petition in the case to open up and review such case within one year after the entry of the decree, provided no innocent purchaser for value, mortgagee, or other lien holder has acquired an interest. If there is any such purchaser, mortgagee, or other lien holder, the decree of registration shall not as to them or any person holding under them be opened, but shall remain in effect forever, subject only to the right of appeal. Any person who is aggrieved by such decree may pursue his remedy by action of tort against the applicant or against any other person for fraud in procuring the decree.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.24 | Contents of Decree of Registration.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill NO53 - 125th General Assembly|(A) Every decree of registration in land registration cases shall bear the year, month, day, hour, and minute of its entry and shall be signed by the clerk of the probate court. It shall give the place of residence and post-office address of the owner of the land registered, state whether the owner is married or unmarried, and, if the owner is married, state the name of the owner's spouse. If the owner is under disability, the decree shall state the nature of the disability and, if the owner is a minor, shall state the minor's age. The decree shall contain an accurate description and plat of each separate parcel of the land as finally determined and adopted by the probate court, shall set forth the estate of the owner, and, in a manner that shows their relative priority, but subject to division (B) of this section, shall set forth all particular estates, mortgages, easements, liens, attachments, and other encumbrances, including rights of spouses, to which the land or the owner's estate is subject, all suits pending by or against the owner or any of the owner's predecessors in title in any court of record in the county the judgments in which might affect the land or the owner's title to the land, and all suits of that nature elsewhere pending if they were brought to the attention of the probate court by the pleadings or evidence in the case. The decree may contain any other matter properly to be determined by the court under this chapter and Chapter 5310. of the Revised Code. The decree shall be stated in a form convenient for physical transcription upon, transcription by any of the applicable nonpaper means referred to in division (D) of section 5309.031 of the Revised Code upon, or binding in the register of titles described in section 5309.25 of the Revised Code, shall be in a form suitable to constitute the decree as a certificate of title, and shall give insofar as possible the full name, place of residence, and post-office address of each owner and holder of any interest in or lien, charge, or encumbrance upon the lands or any part of the lands, except as provided in division (B) of this section. The clerk, under the direction of the court, shall make and keep indexes of all applications and of all decrees of registration.(B) On and after March 30, 1999, a decree of registration in a land registration case shall not set forth pursuant to division (A) of this section any restrictive covenant that appears to apply to the land or any part of the land, if any inclusion of the restrictive covenant in a transfer, rental, or lease of housing accommodations, any honoring or exercising of the restrictive covenant, or any attempt to honor or exercise the restrictive covenant constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice under division (H)(9) of section 4112.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5309.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5309 | Registration of Land Titles|Section 5309.26 | Entering Original Certificate of Title.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The certificate of title first registered in pursuance of a decree of registration in regard to any parcel of land shall, in the register of titles, be entitled "Original certificate of title, entered pursuant to decree of the _________ court, dated at _______ (stating time and place of entry of decree and the number of the case)." Such certificate shall relate back to and take effect from the date of the order or decree directing registration, and all dealings with the land, and all statutory or other liens upon it subsequent to the filing of the application, shall be subject to and shown by such order or decree of the probate court or the court of common pleas. Subsequent certificates relating to the same land shall be in like form, but shall be entitled "Transfer from No. ______" (the number of the last previous certificate relating to the same land), and also "Originally registered" (date, volume, and page of registration) and shall take effect from and be dated the exact time of filing and noting in the county recorder's office of the instrument of transfer pursuant to to which the certificate is issued. The recorder shall make out and deliver to the proper parties duplicates of all subsequent certificates.Duplicate certificates may be issued to each person holding a lesser estate but the recorder shall note in the register of titles and on each duplicate to whom such duplicate was issued. All certificates of title shall contain an accurate plat and description of the lands covered thereby.