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2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5301. Conveyances; Encumbrances.
- 5301.01. Acknowledgment of deed, mortgage, land contract, lease or memorandum of trust.
- · · · [5301.01.1] 5301.011.Recorded instrument to contain reference.
- · · · [5301.01.2] 5301.012.Instrument to identify state agency for whose use and benefit an interest in real property is acquired.
- 5301.02. Words necessary to create a fee simple estate.
- 5301.03. Grantee as trustee or agent.
- 5301.04. Deed, mortgage, or lease of a married person.
- 5301.05. [Repealed]
- 5301.06. Instruments executed according to law of place where made.
- 5301.07. Validating certain deeds; limitations.
- · · · [5301.07.1] 5301.071.Validity of instruments.
- · · · [5301.07.2] 5301.072.Prohibitions as to display of U.S. flag violate public policy and are unenforceable.
- 5301.08. Certain leases unaffected.
- 5301.09. Leases of natural gas and oil lands to be recorded; address of lessor and lessee; release.
- 5301.10. Parties defendant in suits to cancel leases.
- 5301.11. Effect of destruction of building upon lessee.
- 5301.12. Purchaser at tax sale.
- 5301.13. Mode of conveyance by state.
- 5301.14. Copy of record of lost deed to be evidence.
- 5301.15. Governor may execute new deed to supply lost conveyance.
- 5301.16. Execution of conveyance by state when purchaser dies before deed made.
- 5301.17. New deed from state to correct errors.
- 5301.18. Deeds from state must recite facts.
- 5301.19. Release of mortgage to the state.
- 5301.20. Reversion to owner of land conveyed to state.
- 5301.21. Adjoining owners may fix corner or line.
- 5301.22. Effect of agreement with a guardian.
- 5301.23. Effective date of mortgages; address of mortgagee.
- · · · [5301.23.1] 5301.231.Effective date of amendments, supplements, modifications, or extensions of mortgages.
- · · · [5301.23.2] 5301.232.Open-end mortgages.
- · · · [5301.23.3] 5301.233.Mortgages to secure certain advances.
- · · · [5301.23.4] 5301.234.[Repealed]
- 5301.24. Acquisition of property by state or subdivision not to affect mortgage lien.
- 5301.25. Recording of instruments conveying or encumbering lands; name of surveyor; exceptions; tax certificates.
- · · · [5301.25.1] 5301.251.Recording of memorandum of lease.
- · · · [5301.25.2] 5301.252.Affidavits on facts relating to title.
- · · · [5301.25.3] 5301.253.Transfer of realty in which building or housing code violation exists.
- · · · [5301.25.4] 5301.254.Nonresident alien acquiring certain interests in real property or minerals to file information with secretary of state.
- · · · [5301.25.5] 5301.255.Recording of memorandum of trust.
- 5301.26. Vendor's lien.
- 5301.27. Conditional grants or devises of real estate.
- 5301.28. Release of mortgage; assignment.
- 5301.29. Releases of mortgages made valid.
- · · · [5301.29.1] 5301.291.Mortgage release, cancellation, or satisfaction.
- 5301.30. Expiration of mortgage lien; limitation.
- 5301.31. Recording of assignment or partial release in margin of original record.
- 5301.32. Assignment or partial release by separate instrument.
- 5301.33. Cancellation, release, and assignment of leases.
- · · · [5301.33.1] 5301.331.Cancellation, partial release, or assignment of land contract.
- · · · [5301.33.2] 5301.332.Forfeiture and cancellation of natural gas and oil land leases.
- 5301.34. Release of mortgage on certificate of mortgagee or assignee.
- 5301.35. Waiver of priority of mortgages; execution and recording; fees.
- 5301.36. Entry of satisfaction.
- 5301.37. Recording of separate instruments.
- 5301.38. Record of patents, copies, and exemplifications.
- 5301.39. When court to order clerk to make entry on record of mortgage.
- 5301.40. Mortgage or lien satisfied by suit.
- 5301.41. Effect of reversal of judgment.
- 5301.42. Effect of entry by clerk.
- 5301.43. Certified copy of record of instrument as evidence.
- 5301.44. Certified copy of record in action to cure defects.
- 5301.45. Instrument executed and acknowledged upon different sheets.
- 5301.46. Description of real property in assignment, release or cancellation of interest in separate instrument.
Marketable Title Act.
- 5301.47. Definitions.
- 5301.48. Unbroken chain of recorded title.
- 5301.49. Record marketable title; exceptions.
- 5301.50. Prior interests.
- 5301.51. Preservation of interests.
- 5301.52. Contents and filing of notice; false statements.
- 5301.53. Certain rights not barred.
- 5301.54. Effect of changes in law.
- 5301.55. Liberal construction.
- 5301.56. Abandonment of mineral interest and vesting in owner of surface of lands.
- 5301.61. Improper removal of improvements from mortgaged realty.
- 5301.63. Solar access easements.
Conservation, Agricultural Easements.
- 5301.67. Definitions.
- 5301.68. Grant of conservation or agricultural easement.
- 5301.69. Who may acquire easement; procedure for acquiring and supervising.
- · · · [5301.69.1] 5301.691.Acquisition of agricultural easements by state, political subdivision, or soil and water conservation district.
- · · · [5301.69.2] 5301.692.Local government authority to promote retaining agricultural use of land.
- 5301.70. Enforcement, assignment of easement.
Environmental Covenants.
- 5301.80. Definitions.
- 5301.81. Holders; interest in real property.
- 5301.82. Contents of environmental covenant.
- 5301.83. Distribution of copies.
- 5301.84. Obligations of agency and signees.
- 5301.85. Environmental covenants generally; prior instruments.
- 5301.86. Preexisting interests in real property.
- 5301.87. Zoning and other regulations; instruments with priority.
- 5301.88. Filing and recording of covenants and related documents.
- 5301.89. Duration of covenant; termination or reduction of burden by court.
- 5301.90. Amendment or termination by consent; assignment.
- 5301.91. Injunctive or other relief; authority of agencies; liability for remediation.
- 5301.92. Relation to electronic signature act.
- 5301.99. Penalties.
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