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Ohio Rev Code § 5301.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.31 | Assignment or Partial Release in Margin of Original Record.

Effective: February 1, 2002|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 279 - 124th General Assembly|Except in counties in which a separate instrument is required to assign or partially release a mortgage as described in section 5301.32 of the Revised Code, a mortgage may be assigned or partially released by the holder of the mortgage, by writing the assignment or partial release on the original mortgage or upon the margin of the record of the original mortgage and signing it. The assignment or partial release need not be acknowledged, but, if it is written upon the margin of the record of the original mortgage, the signing shall be attested by the county recorder. The assignment, whether it is upon the original mortgage, upon the margin of the record of the original mortgage, or by separate instrument, shall transfer not only the lien of the mortgage but also all interest in the land described in the mortgage. An assignment of a mortgage shall contain the then current mailing address of the assignee. The signature of a person on the assignment or partial release may be a facsimile of that person's signature. A facsimile of a signature on an assignment or partial release is equivalent to and constitutes the written signature of the person for all requirements regarding mortgage assignments or partial releases.For entering an assignment or partial release of a mortgage upon the margin of the record of the original mortgage or for attesting it, the recorder shall be entitled to the fee provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording the assignment and satisfaction of mortgages.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.32 | Assignment or Partial Release by Separate Instrument.

Effective: January 30, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly|A mortgage may be assigned or partially released by a separate instrument of assignment or partial release, acknowledged as provided by section 5301.01 of the Revised Code. The separate instrument of assignment or partial release shall be recorded in the county recorder's official records. The county recorder shall be entitled to charge the fee for that recording as provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording deeds. The signature of a person on the assignment or partial release may be a facsimile of that person's signature. A facsimile of a signature on an assignment or partial release is equivalent to and constitutes the written signature of the person for all requirements regarding mortgage assignments or partial releases. In a county in which the county recorder has determined to use the microfilm process as provided by section 9.01 of the Revised Code, the county recorder may require that all assignments and partial releases of mortgages be by separate instruments. The original instrument bearing the proper endorsement may be used as the separate instrument.An assignment of a mortgage shall contain the then current mailing address of the assignee.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.331 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.331 | Land Contract Cancellation, Partial Release, or Assignment.

Effective: January 30, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly|Except in counties where deeds or other instruments are required as provided in this section, a land contract that is recorded in the office of the county recorder may be cancelled, partially released by the vendor and vendee, or assigned by either of them by writing the cancellation, partial release, or assignment on the original land contract or upon the margin of the record of the original land contract, and by signing it. That cancellation, partial release, or assignment need not be acknowledged, but if written on the margin of the record, the signing shall be attested to by the county recorder. The assignment by the vendee, whether it is on the land contract or upon the margin of the record of that contract, or by separate instrument, shall transfer the right held by the vendee under the land contract in the premises described in the contract unless otherwise stated in the land contract or in the assignment. For copying the cancellation, partial release, or assignment upon the margin of the record, or for attesting it, if written upon the margin of the record, the county recorder shall charge the fee provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording the assignment and satisfaction of mortgages. A land contract that is recorded in the office of the county recorder may also be cancelled, partially released, or assigned by deed or by other separate instrument, acknowledged as provided in section 5301.01 of the Revised Code. Unless in the form of a deed, a separate instrument of cancellation, partial release, or assignment shall be recorded in the county recorder's official records. The county recorder shall charge the fee for that record as provided for in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for record fees.If a land contract has been cancelled, partially released, or assigned by deed or other separate instrument, and that deed or other separate instrument recites the county recorder's file number of the original land contract or the volume and page of the record in which the original land contract is recorded, the county recorder shall note on the margin of the original land contract the county recorder's file number of the deed or other separate instrument or the volume and page of the record in which the same is recorded."Vendor" and "vendee" as used in this section include an assignee of the interest of either. This section does not permit the assignment of any land contract if the assignment is prohibited by the terms of the land contract.In a county where the county recorder has determined to use the microfilm process as provided by section 9.01 of the Revised Code, the county recorder may require that all cancellations, partial releases, and assignments of land contracts be by deed or other separate instrument. The original instrument bearing the proper endorsement may be used as such separate instrument.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.34 | Release of Mortgage on Certificate of Mortgagee or Assignee.

Effective: January 30, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly|A mortgage shall be discharged upon the record of the mortgage by the county recorder when there is presented to the county recorder a certificate executed by the mortgagee or the mortgagee's assigns, acknowledged as provided in section 5301.01 of the Revised Code, or when there is presented to the recorder a deed of release executed by the governor as provided in section 5301.19 of the Revised Code, certifying that the mortgage has been fully paid and satisfied. In addition to the discharge on the records by the county recorder, such certificate shall be recorded in the official records kept by the county recorder. The county recorder is entitled to the fees for such recording as provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording deeds.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.35 | Waiver of Priority of Mortgages - Execution and Recording - Fees.

Effective: January 30, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly|The priority of the lien of a mortgage may be waived to the extent specified by the holder of the lien in favor of any lien, mortgage, lease, easement, or other interest in the property covered by the mortgage, by writing the waiver of priority on the original mortgage and signing it, by writing the waiver of priority upon the margin of the record of that mortgage and signing it, or by a separate instrument acknowledged as provided by section 5301.01 of the Revised Code. That waiver, when recorded upon the margin of the record of the mortgage, or when recorded as a separate instrument, is constructive notice to all persons dealing with either the property described in that mortgage or the mortgage itself from the date of filing the waiver for record. The waiver, if written upon the mortgage or upon the margin of the record of the mortgage, need not be acknowledged, but if written upon the margin of the record, the signing shall be attested by the county recorder. If the waiver of priority is by separate instrument, it shall be recorded in the official records of the county recorder. For the recording, the county recorder may charge the fee as provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording deeds. For entering any waiver of priority upon the margin of the record of the mortgage, or for attesting it, the county recorder is entitled to the fees for recording those waivers of priority that are charged for assignments or satisfactions of mortgages under section 317.32 of the Revised Code.In a county in which the county recorder has determined to use the microfilm process as provided by section 9.01 of the Revised Code, the county recorder may require that all waivers of priority of mortgages be made by separate instrument. The original instrument bearing the proper endorsement may be used as such separate instrument.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.361 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.361 | Unreleased Mortgages; Liability for Damages for Failure to Record.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 130th General Assembly|(A)(1) With respect to an unreleased commercial mortgage that has been satisfied more than ninety days prior to the effective date of this section, but not recorded, the mortgagee shall not be subject to a civil action or damages as described in division (C) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code.(2) The current owner of the real property to which such a mortgage pertains shall provide the mortgagee the written notice described in division (D)(1) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code not sooner than on the effective date of this section and may recover damages in a civil action for failure to comply with division (D)(2) of that section pursuant to division (E) of that section.(B)(1) With respect to an unreleased commercial mortgage that has been satisfied less than ninety days prior to the effective date of this section , but not recorded, the mortgagee shall not be subject to a civil action or damages as described in division (C) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code.(2) The current owner of the real property to which such a mortgage pertains shall provide the mortgagee the written notice described in division (D)(1) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code not sooner than on the ninetieth day after the mortgage was satisfied and may recover damages in a civil action for failure to comply with division (D)(2) of that section pursuant to division (E) of that section.(C)(1) With respect to an unreleased residential mortgage that has been satisfied, but not recorded, prior to the effective date of this section , the mortgagee shall be subject to a civil action or damages as described in division (C) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code for failure to comply with division (B) of that section.(2) If such a mortgage was satisfied more than ninety days prior to the effective date of this section , the current owner of the real property to which the mortgage pertains shall provide the mortgagee the written notice described in division (D)(1) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code not sooner than on the effective date of this section and may recover damages in a civil action for failure to comply with division (D)(2) of that section pursuant to division (E) of that section. If such a mortgage was satisfied less than ninety days prior to the effective date of the section , the current owner shall provide the mortgagee the written notice described in division (D)(1) of section 5301.36 of the Revised Code not sooner than on the ninetieth day after the mortgage was satisfied and may recover damages in a civil action for failure to comply with division (D)(2) of that section pursuant to division (E) of that section.(D) As used in this section, "mortgagee" has the same meaning as in section 5301.36 of the Revised Code. Last updated November 23, 2021 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.37 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.37 | Recording of Separate Instruments.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Whenever the county recorder in making photostatic or photographic records leaves no margin suitable for the entering or recording of assignments, cancellations, or further transactions relating to the instruments so recorded, or whenever such margin is completely filled with assignments, cancellations, or further transactions relating to the instruments so recorded, such transactions shall be effected by separate instruments executed and recorded according to law.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.38 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.38 | Record of Patents, Copies, and Exemplifications.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Patents for lands lying within this state, granted to any person by the president of the United States, and copies of such patents, certified under the official seal of the commissioner of the general land office of the United States, and exemplifications of the record of the general land office of any patent recorded there, may be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which such lands, or a part thereof, are situated.The recorder shall be paid the fees for recording such patents as provided in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording deeds.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.39 | When Court to Order Clerk to Make Entry on Record of Mortgage.

Effective: December 17, 1973|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 341 - 110th General Assembly|The court in which proceedings are commenced, relative to a mortgage or other lien, change of title, or partition of lands, the final judgment, order, or decree in which is to release or declare such mortgage or other lien void, in whole or in part, or require the judicial sale of property included in the mortgage or other lien, in case of failure to pay the amount secured thereby, or when the title has been changed by judgment or decree, or partition made and confirmed between tenants in common, at the rendition of such final judgment, order, or decree, shall make the necessary order for the proper entry of a memorandum, release, or satisfaction, by the clerk of such court, on the record of such mortgage or other lien, and in cases of change of title or partition, for the record of so much of the decree in the records in the office of the county recorder, as is necessary to show such change of title or partition.In a county in which the county recorder has determined to use the microfilm process as provided by section 9.01 of the Revised Code and has elected to require a separate instrument for satisfactions and other actions affecting mortgages and other liens on real property, the court order for proper entry as referred to in this section, or certified copy thereof, may constitute the separate instrument and shall be recorded according to the type of action involved.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.40 | Mortgage or Lien Satisfied by Suit.

Effective: January 1, 1993|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 405 - 119th General Assembly|When a mortgage or other lien is satisfied or declared void, in whole or in part, by a judgment, final order, or decree, the clerk of the court in which the proceedings are had shall enter upon the record of the mortgage or other lien, in the county recorder's office where it is recorded, a memorandum of the character of the proceedings, giving also the volume and page of the record where they are recorded.The clerk may tax in the bill of costs the fees of the recorder provided by law for the entry of the memorandum, release, satisfaction, or record, including a fee to himself for making the entry as provided for in division (K) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code, and the fees provided by law for official copies of records.In a county in which the county recorder has determined to use the microfilm process as provided by section 9.01 of the Revised Code and has elected to require a separate instrument for satisfactions of mortgages and other liens, the judgment, final order, or decree may constitute the separate instrument and shall be recorded as appropriate for the type of action involved.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.41 | Effect of Reversal of Judgment.

Effective: January 9, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly|If the final judgment, order, or decree referred to in section 5301.39 of the Revised Code, upon which the entry of release, satisfaction, change of title, or partition is based, or in which the order for release, satisfaction, or record is included, is reversed, vacated, or modified, such reversal, vacation, or modification, so far as it applies to such memorandum, release, or satisfaction of such mortgage or other lien, record of change of title, or partition, will vacate or modify the entry and record.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.42 | Effect of Entry by Clerk.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Sections 5301.39 to 5301.41, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not give to any judgment, order, or decree an effect, by reason of the entry thereof in the county recorder's office, other than that which it would have had without such entry.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.43 | Certified Copy of Record of Instrument as Evidence.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A copy of the record of a deed or other instrument of writing, certified by the county recorder with his official seal affixed thereto, shall be received in all courts and places within this state, as prima-facie evidence of the existence of such instrument, and as conclusive evidence of the existence of such record.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.44 | Certified Copy of Record in Action to Cure Defects.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a conveyance of real estate has been executed in which there is a mistake, defect, or omission in the description of the lands, execution, acknowledgment, or otherwise, and it has been recorded in the county recorder's office of the county where the lands are or were situated at the time of such record, the record or a certified copy thereof in an action to cure or supply such defect, mistake, or omission, or to compel the execution of a valid conveyance of such real estate, may be read in evidence, and shall be prima-facie evidence that such instrument was executed and existed as shown by such record.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.45 | Instrument Executed and Acknowledged Upon Different Sheets.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a deed, mortgage, lease, or other instrument of writing intended to convey or encumber an interest in real estate is not printed or written on a single sheet, or when the certificate of acknowledgment thereof is not printed or written on the same sheet with the instrument, and such defective conveyance is corrected by the judgment of a court, or by the voluntary act of the parties thereto, such judgment or act shall relate back so as to be operative from the time of filing the original conveyance in the county recorder's office.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.46 | Assignment, Release, or Cancellation of Interest Made by Separate Instrument to Contain Description.

Effective: October 10, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 237 - 119th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "separate instrument" means an instrument other than the writing in which was created the interest in real property that is being assigned, released, or canceled.(B) In any county that maintains sectional indexes pursuant to section 317.20 of the Revised Code, each assignment, release, or cancellation of an interest in real property that is made by a separate instrument shall contain a description of the real property that is subject to the interest sufficient to enable the county recorder to index the assignment, release, or cancellation correctly, and the description shall include all of the following:(1) The permanent parcel number, if there is one, for the real property;(2) The section, range, tract, subdivision, addition, lot, quarter, and municipal corporation, town, or township associated with the real property.(C) If division (B) of this section requires a description of the subject real property to be contained in an assignment, release, or cancellation of an interest in real property that is made by a separate instrument, the omission in the assignment, release, or cancellation of any part of the description does not invalidate that instrument.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.47 | Marketable Title Definitions.

Effective: September 29, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 81 - 104th General Assembly|As used in sections 5301.47 to 5301.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code:(A) "Marketable record title" means a title of record, as indicated in section 5301.48 of the Revised Code, which operates to extinguish such interests and claims, existing prior to the effective date of the root of title, as are stated in section 5301.50 of the Revised Code.(B) "Records" includes probate and other official public records, as well as records in the office of the recorder of the county in which all or part of the land is situate.(C) "Recording," when applied to the official public records of the probate or other court, includes filing.(D) "Person dealing with land" includes a purchaser of any estate or interest therein, a mortgagee, a levying or attaching creditor, a land contract vendee, or any other person seeking to acquire an estate or interest therein, or impose a lien thereon.(E) "Root of title" means that conveyance or other title transaction in the chain of title of a person, purporting to create the interest claimed by such person, upon which he relies as a basis for the marketability of his title, and which was the most recent to be recorded as of a date forty years prior to the time when marketability is being determined. The effective date of the "root of title" is the date on which it is recorded.(F) "Title transaction" means any transaction affecting title to any interest in land, including title by will or descent, title by tax deed, or by trustee's, assignee's, guardian's, executor's, administrator's, or sheriff's deed, or decree of any court, as well as warranty deed, quit claim deed, or mortgage.