Section 5301.90 | Amendment or Termination of Environmental Covenant by Consent – Assignment.
Effective: December 30, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 516 – 125th General Assembly (A) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by all of the following: (1) The applicable agency; (2) Unless waived by that agency, the current owner of the fee simple of […]
Section 5301.91 | Civil Action for Violation – Regulatory Authority – Liability.
Effective: December 30, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 516 – 125th General Assembly (A) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by any of the following: (1) A party to the environmental covenant specified in division (A) of section 5301.90 of the Revised Code […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 5301.691 | Director of Agriculture Purchase of Agricultural Easements.
Effective: April 15, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 202 – 125th General Assembly (A)(1) Subject to divisions (A)(2) and (F) of this section, the director of agriculture, with moneys credited to the agricultural easement purchase fund created in section 901.21 of the Revised Code, may purchase agricultural easements in the name of the state. (2) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 5301.71 | Termination of Agricultural Leases.
Effective: July 21, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 397 – 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Agricultural lease agreement” means an agreement or lease, written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions between a landlord and tenant concerning the use and occupancy of real […]