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 Ann. § 5301.50
Interests prior to effective date of root of title
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., Et Al. (2016)
Most recently applied in Claugus Family Farm & Forests, L.P. v. Piatt (January 2025)
Effective: September 29, 1961; Latest Legislation: House Bill 81 - 104th General Assembly
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