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Section 5303.01 | Action to Quiet Title.

Effective: March 31, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 390 – 109th General Assembly An action may be brought by a person in possession of real property, by himself or tenant, against any person who claims an interest therein adverse to him, for the purpose of determining such adverse interest. Such action may be brought also […]

Section 5303.02 | Vendee May Recoup.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In actions to recover the purchase money of real estate by vendor against vendee, the vendee, notwithstanding his continued possession, may by way of counterclaim set up any breach of the covenants of title acquired by him from the plaintiff, and make […]

Section 5303.03 | Petition in Action for Land.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In an action for the recovery of real property, it is sufficient if the plaintiff states in his petition that he has a legal estate therein and is entitled to the possession thereof, describing it with such certainty as to identify the […]

Section 5303.04 | Answer to Action for Land.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In an action for the recovery of real property, it is sufficient if in his answer the defendant denies generally the title alleged in the petition, or that he withholds the possession. If he denies the title only, possession by him shall […]

Section 5303.05 | Petition by Tenant Against Cotenant.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In an action by a tenant in common of real property against a cotenant, the plaintiff must state, in addition to what is required in section 5303.03 of the Revised Code, that the defendant either denied the plaintiff’s right, or did some […]

Section 5303.06 | Recovery When Right Terminates During the Action.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In an action for the recovery of real property, when the plaintiff shows a right to recover at the time the action was begun, but during its pendency his right has terminated, the verdict and judgment must be according to the fact, […]

Section 5303.07 | Occupying Claimant Law.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In an action for the recovery of real property the parties may avail themselves of the benefit of sections 5303.08 to 5303.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

Section 5303.08 | Cases in Which Occupying Claimant Is Paid for Improvements.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A person who, without fraud or collusion on his part, obtained title to and is in the quiet possession of lands or tenements, claiming to own them, shall not be evicted or turned out of possession by any person who sets up […]

Section 5303.09 | Title Under a Sale for Taxes.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In cases of lands sold for taxes the title by which the successful claimant succeeds against the occupying claimant is an adverse and better title under section 5303.08 of the Revised Code, whether it is the title under which the taxes were […]

Section 5303.10 | Entry of Claim Against Occupying Claimant.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The court rendering judgment against the occupying claimant in any case provided for in sections 5303.08 to 5303.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, at the request of either party, shall cause a journal entry thereof to be made, and the action shall […]

Section 5303.11 | Conduct of Case.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly For the trial of a question of fact remaining undisposed of, a jury shall be impaneled and sworn, and shall at once proceed to view the premises in question. After viewing the premises, the jury shall return to the courthouse and the […]

Section 5303.12 | Setting Verdict Aside.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If either party is aggrieved by an assessment or valuation made by a jury under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, he may apply to the court during the term at which the trial was had, by a motion to set aside […]

Section 5303.13 | Judgment and Execution on Verdict for Plaintiff.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If, under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, the jury reports a sum in favor of the plaintiff in ejectment on the assessment and valuation of the valuable and lasting improvements, the assessment of damages for waste, and the net annual value […]

Section 5303.14 | Proceedings if Verdict Is for Occupying Claimant.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If, under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, the jury reports a sum in favor of the occupying claimant, on the assessment and valuation of the valuable and lasting improvements, deducting therefrom the damages, sustained by waste, together with the net annual […]

Section 5303.15 | Writ of Possession.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the successful claimant, his heirs, or their guardians, elect to, and do pay to the occupying claimant, the sum reported in his favor by the jury, within the time allowed therefor, then a writ of possession shall issue in favor of […]

Section 5303.16 | Election by Successful Claimant to Receive Value of Land.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the successful claimant, his heirs, or their guardians, elect to receive the value of the land without the improvements assessed under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, to be paid by the occupying claimant, and tender a general warranty deed of […]

Section 5303.17 | Action by Occupying Claimant After Election.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When an application is made for the value of improvements to land, the occupying claimant or his heirs shall not be evicted from the possession of such land except as provided in sections 5303.15 and 5303.16 of the Revised Code. When an […]

Section 5303.18 | Authority to Convey.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When two or more persons who own an interest in land become bound in writing for the sale and conveyance thereof, and one dies before the land is conveyed, the survivors, by petition against the purchaser, and the heirs or devisees of […]

Section 5303.19 | Petition to Convey Land.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The petition provided for in section 5303.18 of the Revised Code must set forth the names of all the contracting parties, describe the lands contracted for, state the time the contract was made, that it has been fully performed by the purchaser, […]

Section 5303.20 | Judgment and Deed to Convey Land.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the court finds the allegations of the petition provided for in section 5303.18 of the Revised Code to be true, it may make an order authorizing the survivors to complete the contract by conveying the land. The deed shall recite the […]