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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5301.253

Written notice of code violations prior to entering into agreement for transfer of title to property

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Embassy Realty Investments, Inc. v. City of Cleveland (2013)

Most recently applied in First Floor Living LLC v. City of Cleveland, Ohio (September 2023)

Effective: August 16, 1978; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 249 - 112th General Assembly

(A) The owner of any property who has received written notice that the property is in violation of any building or housing code shall give the purchaser or grantee of the property written notice of the code violations prior to entering into an agreement for the transfer of title to the property, or if the owner does not enter into a written agreement for the transfer, prior to the filing for record of a deed to the property. Any notice or order of a court or of a housing or building authority of the state or a political subdivision that relates to a violation of the building or housing code of the state or any political subdivision and that appears on the public records of the issuing authority is notice to all subsequent purchasers, transferees, or any other persons who acquire any interest in the real property in which the violation exists and may be enforced against their interest in the real property without further notice or order to them.

(B) The transfer of title to, or any interest in, real property in which a housing or building code violation exists shall not be grounds for dismissal of charges in any court against a previous owner of the real property for failure to comply with a notice for correction of a housing or building code violation.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.