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Ohio Rev Code § 5301.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.48 | Unbroken Chain of Title of Record.

Effective: September 29, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 81 - 104th General Assembly|Any person having the legal capacity to own land in this state, who has an unbroken chain of title of record to any interest in land for forty years or more, has a marketable record title to such interest as defined in section 5301.47 of the Revised Code, subject to the matters stated in section 5301.49 of the Revised Code.A person has such an unbroken chain of title when the official public records disclose a conveyance or other title transaction, of record not less than forty years at the time the marketability is to be determined, which said conveyance or other title transaction purports to create such interest, either in:(A) The person claiming such interest; or(B) Some other person from whom, by one or more conveyances or other title transactions of record, such purported interest has become vested in the person claiming such interest; with nothing appearing of record, in either case, purporting to divest such claimant of such purported interest.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.49 | Record Marketable Title.

Effective: January 23, 1963|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 105th General Assembly|Such record marketable title shall be subject to:(A) All interests and defects which are inherent in the muniments of which such chain of record title is formed; provided that a general reference in such muniments, or any of them, to easements, use restrictions, or other interests created prior to the root of title shall not be sufficient to preserve them, unless specific identification be made therein of a recorded title transaction which creates such easement, use restriction, or other interest; and provided that possibilities of reverter, and rights of entry or powers of termination for breach of condition subsequent, which interests are inherent in the muniments of which such chain of record title is formed and which have existed for forty years or more, shall be preserved and kept effective only in the manner provided in section 5301.51 of the Revised Code;(B) All interests preserved by the filing of proper notice or by possession by the same owner continuously for a period of forty years or more, in accordance with section 5301.51 of the Revised Code;(C) The rights of any person arising from a period of adverse possession or user, which was in whole or in part subsequent to the effective date of the root of title;(D) Any interest arising out of a title transaction which has been recorded subsequent to the effective date of the root of title from which the unbroken chain of title or record is started; provided that such recording shall not revive or give validity to any interest which has been extinguished prior to the time of the recording by the operation of section 5301.50 of the Revised Code;(E) The exceptions stated in section 5301.53 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.50 | Interests Prior to Effective Date of Root of Title.

Effective: September 29, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 81 - 104th General Assembly|Subject to the matters stated in section 5301.49 of the Revised Code, such record marketable title shall be held by its owner and shall be taken by any person dealing with the land free and clear of all interests, claims, or charges whatsoever, the existence of which depends upon any act, transaction, event, or omission that occurred prior to the effective date of the root of title. All such interests, claims, or charges, however denominated, whether legal or equitable, present or future, whether such interests, claims, or charges are asserted by a person sui juris or under a disability, whether such person is within or without the state, whether such person is natural or corporate, or is private or governmental, are hereby declared to be null and void.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.51 | Preservation of Interest in Land.

Effective: May 31, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 502 - 117th General Assembly|(A) Any person claiming an interest in land may preserve and keep effective the interest by filing for record during the forty-year period immediately following the effective date of the root of title of the person whose record title would otherwise be marketable, a notice in compliance with section 5301.52 of the Revised Code. No disability or lack of knowledge of any kind on the part of anyone suspends the running of the forty-year period. The notice may be filed for record by the claimant or by any other person acting on behalf of any claimant who is:(1) Under a disability;(2) Unable to assert a claim on his own behalf; or(3) One of a class, but whose identity cannot be established or is uncertain at the time of filing the notice of claim for record.(B) If the same record owner of any possessory interest in land has been in possession of the land continuously for a period of forty years or more, during which period no title transaction with respect to such interest appears of record in his chain of title, and no notice has been filed by him on his behalf as provided in division (A) of this section, and such possession continues to the time when marketability is being determined, the period of possession is equivalent to the filing of the notice immediately preceding the termination of the forty-year period described in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.52 | Notice and Filing of Claim of Interest in Land.

Effective: January 30, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly|(A) To be effective and entitled to recording, the notice referred to in section 5301.51 of the Revised Code shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be in the form of an affidavit;(2) State the nature of the claim to be preserved and the names and addresses of the persons for whose benefit the notice is being filed;(3) Contain an accurate and full description of all land affected by the notice, which description shall be set forth in particular terms and not by general inclusions, except that if the claim is founded upon a recorded instrument, the description in the notice may be the same as that contained in such recorded instrument;(4) State the name of each record owner of the land affected by the notice, at the time of its recording, together with the recording information of the instrument by which each record owner acquired title to the land;(5) Be made by any person who has knowledge of the relevant facts or is competent to testify concerning them in court.(B) The notice shall be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the county or counties where the land described in it is situated. The county recorder of each county shall accept all such notices presented that describe land situated within the county, and shall enter and record them in the official records of that county, and shall index each notice in the direct index under the names of the claimants appearing in that notice and in the reverse index under the names of the record owners appearing in that notice. If the county recorder maintains indexes under section 317.20 of the Revised Code, the notices also shall be indexed under the description of the real estate involved. The county recorder shall charge the same fees for the recording of such notices as are charged for recording deeds.(C) A notice prepared, executed, and recorded in conformity with the requirements of this section, or a certified copy of it, shall be accepted as evidence of the facts stated insofar as they affect title to the land affected by that notice.(D) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in a notice executed under this section is guilty of perjury under section 2921.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.53 | Certain Rights Not Barred or Extinguished.

Effective: March 23, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 223 - 117th General Assembly|The provisions of sections 5301.47 to 5301.56 of the Revised Code shall not be applied to bar or extinguish any of the following:(A) Any lessor or his successor as reversioner of his right to possession on the expiration of any lease, or any lessee or his successor of his rights in and to any lease, except as may be permitted under section 5301.56 of the Revised Code;(B) Any easement or interest in the nature of an easement created or held for any railroad or public utility purpose;(C) Any easement or interest in the nature of an easement, the existence of which is clearly observable by physical evidence of its use;(D) Any easement or interest in the nature of an easement, or any rights granted, excepted, or reserved by the instrument creating such easement or interest, including any rights for future use, if the existence of such easement or interest is evidenced by the location beneath, upon, or above any part of the land described in such instrument of any pipe, valve, road, wire, cable, conduit, duct, sewer, track, pole, tower, or other physical facility and whether or not the existence of such facility is observable;(E) Any right, title, estate, or interest in coal, and any mining or other rights pertinent to or exercisable in connection with any right, title, estate, or interest in coal;(F) Any mortgage recorded in conformity with section 1701.66 of the Revised Code;(G) Any right, title, or interest of the United States, of this state, or of any political subdivision, body politic, or agency of the United States or this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.54 | Effect of Changes.

Effective: September 29, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 81 - 104th General Assembly|Nothing contained in sections 5301.47 to 5301.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be construed to extend the period for the bringing of an action or for the doing of any other required act under any statutes of limitations, nor, except as provided in sections 5301.47 to 5301.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to affect the operation of any statutes governing the effect of the recording or the failure to record any instrument affecting land.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.55 | Liberal Construction of Statutes.

Effective: September 29, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 81 - 104th General Assembly|Sections 5301.47 to 5301.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record chain of title as described in section 5301.48 of the Revised Code, subject only to such limitations as appear in section 5301.49 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.61 | Removal of Fixtures or Improvements From Mortgaged Realty.

Effective: January 1, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly|No person having an interest in real property, buyer, lessee, tenant, or occupant of real property, knowing that such real property is mortgaged or the subject of a land contract, shall remove, or cause or permit the removal of any improvement or fixture from such real property without the consent of the mortgagee, vendor under the land contract, or other person authorized to give such consent.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.63 | Solar Access Easement Requirements.

Effective: August 14, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 154 - 113th General Assembly|For the purpose of ensuring adequate access of solar energy collection devices to sunlight, any person may grant a solar access easement. Such easements shall be in writing and shall be subject to the same conveyance and recording requirements as other easements.Any instrument that grants a solar access easement shall include:(A) A description of the real property burdened and benefited by the solar access easement;(B) A description of the limits in heights, locations, or both, of permissible development on the burdened land in terms of structures, vegetation, or both, for the purpose of providing solar access for the benefited land;(C) Any terms or conditions under which the solar access easement is granted or may be terminated;(D) A term stating that the solar access easement runs with the land, unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the easement regarding termination, or unless otherwise agreed by the parties;(E) Any other provisions necessary or desirable to execute the instrument.The owner of the benefited land may prevent any obstruction of the solar access described in the solar access easement by any equitable remedy, and may maintain any action at law for any damages caused by any such obstruction.Nothing in this section shall affect the status of any recorded easement to protect or ensure adequate access of solar energy collection devices to sunlight conveyed prior to the effective date of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.67 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.67 | Conservation, Agricultural Easement Definitions.

Effective: July 26, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 124th General Assembly|As used in sections 5301.67 to 5301.70 of the Revised Code:(A) "Conservation easement" means an incorporeal right or interest in land that is held for the public purpose of retaining land, water, or wetland areas predominantly in their natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition, including, without limitation, the use of land in agriculture when consistent with and in furtherance of the purpose of retaining those areas in such a condition, or retaining their use predominantly as suitable habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife; that imposes any limitations on the use or development of the areas that are appropriate at the time of creation of the conservation easement to achieve one or more of those purposes; and that includes appropriate provisions for the holder to enter the property subject to the easement at reasonable times to ensure compliance with its provisions.(B) "Agriculture" means those activities occurring on land devoted exclusively to agricultural use, as defined in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code, or on land that constitutes a homestead.(C) "Agricultural easement" means an incorporeal right or interest in land that is held for the public purpose of retaining the use of land predominantly in agriculture; that imposes any limitations on the use or development of the land that are appropriate at the time of creation of the easement to achieve that purpose; that is in the form of articles of dedication, easement, covenant, restriction, or condition; and that includes appropriate provisions for the holder to enter the property subject to the easement at reasonable times to ensure compliance with its provisions.(D) "Homestead" means the portion of a farm on which is located a dwelling house, yard, or outbuildings such as a barn or garage.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.68 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.68 | Granting Conservation or Agricultural Easement.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|An owner of land may grant a conservation easement to the department of natural resources, a park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, a township park district created under section 511.18 of the Revised Code, a conservancy district created under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code, a soil and water conservation district created under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, a regional water and sewer district created under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, a county, a township, a municipal corporation, or a charitable organization that is authorized to hold conservation easements by division (B) of section 5301.69 of the Revised Code, in the form of articles of dedication, easement, covenant, restriction, or condition. An owner of land also may grant an agricultural easement to the director of agriculture; to a municipal corporation, county, township, or soil and water conservation district; or to a charitable organization described in division (B) of section 5301.69 of the Revised Code. An owner of land may grant an agricultural easement only on land that is valued for purposes of real property taxation at its current value for agricultural use under section 5713.31 of the Revised Code or that constitutes a homestead when the easement is granted.All conservation easements and agricultural easements shall be executed and recorded in the same manner as other instruments conveying interests in land.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.69 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.69 | Who May Acquire Conservation or Agricultural Easement.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The director of natural resources, the board of park commissioners of a park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, the board of park commissioners of a township park district created under section 511.18 of the Revised Code, the board of directors of a conservancy district created under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district created under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a regional water and sewer district created under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of a county, the board of township trustees of a township, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may acquire conservation easements in the name of the state, the district, or the county, township, or municipal corporation in the same manner as other interests in land may be acquired under section 307.02, 307.18, 505.10, 505.261, 511.23, 717.01, 940.06, 1501.01, 1545.11, 6101.15, or 6119.111 of the Revised Code. Each officer, board, or authority acquiring a conservation easement shall name an appropriate administrative officer, department, or division to supervise and enforce the easement.(B) A charitable organization may acquire and hold conservation easements if it is exempt from federal taxation under subsection 501(a) and is described in subsection 501(c) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1954," 68A Stat. 3, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, and organized for any of the following purposes: the preservation of land areas for public outdoor recreation or education, or scenic enjoyment; the preservation of historically important land areas or structures; or the protection of natural environmental systems. Such a charitable organization also may acquire and hold agricultural easements subject to the limitation that it may do so only on land that is valued for purposes of real property taxation at its current value for agricultural use under section 5713.31 of the Revised Code or that constitutes a homestead when the easement is granted.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.692 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.692 | Holding Land or Interests in Land for Purpose of Retaining Use of Land Predominantly in Agriculture.

Effective: April 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 223 - 122nd General Assembly|The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, board of county commissioners of a county, or board of township trustees of a township, in addition to the legislative authority's or board's other powers, may hold land or interests in land for the purpose of retaining the use of the land predominantly in agriculture. The authority and boards may do all things necessary or appropriate to achieve that purpose, including, without limitation, performing any of the activities described in division (A)(1) or (2) of section 5713.30 of the Revised Code or entering into contracts to lease or rent the land or interests in land so held to persons or governmental entities who will use the land predominantly in agriculture.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.70 | Enforcement of Conservation Easement.

Effective: March 14, 1980|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 504 - 113th General Assembly|Conservation easements are not unenforceable for lack of privity of contract or estate or lack of benefit to a particular dominant estate. Conservation easements are assignable to another entity authorized to hold conservation easements. Nothing in sections 5301.67 to 5301.70 of the Revised Code affects the enforceability of any article of dedication, restriction, easement, covenant, or condition that does not meet the requirements of those sections.The terms of a conservation easement may be enforced by injunction or in any other civil action by the holder of the easement.
Ohio Rev Code § 5301.81 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances|Section 5301.81 | Holder of Environmental Covenant.

Effective: December 30, 2004|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 516 - 125th General Assembly|(A) Any person, including a person that owns an interest in the real property that is the subject of an environmental covenant, may be a holder. An environmental covenant may identify more than one holder.(B) The interest of a holder is an interest in real property. However, a right of an agency under sections 5301.80 to 5301.92 of the Revised Code or under an environmental covenant, other than a right as a holder, is not an interest in real property.