2006 Ohio Revised Code - 163.01. Definitions.
As used in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Public agency" means any governmental corporation, unit, organization, or officer authorized by law to appropriate property in the courts of this state. "Private agency" means any other corporation, firm, partnership, voluntary association, joint-stock association, or company authorized by law to appropriate property in the courts of this state. "Agency" includes any public agency or private agency.
(B) "Court" includes the court of common pleas and the probate court of any county in which the property sought to be appropriated is located in whole or in part.
(C) "Owner" includes any individual, partnership, association, or corporation having any estate, title, or interest in any real property sought to be appropriated.
(D) "Real property," "land," or "property" includes any estate, title, or interest in any real property which is authorized to be appropriated by the agency in question, unless the context otherwise requires.
HISTORY: 131 v 179 (Eff 1-1-66); 144 v H 201. Eff 6-30-91.
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