Ohio Code § 1517.26
Ohio Code § 1517.26. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1517.26.
(A) Owners and, if the owner has leased the land, the lessee, are not liable for injuries,
death, or loss sustained by any permittee on their land if no charge has been made. By granting permission for entry, the owner or lessee does not: (1) Extend to the permittee any assurance that the premises are safe for such purposes; (2) Confer on the permittee the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty
of care is owed; (3) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury, death, or loss to person
or property caused by an act or omission of a permittee. (B) This section does not limit the liability which otherwise exists for injury, death,
or loss to persons or property caused by an act or omission of the owner or lessee
as follows: (1) Negligent failure to warn the permittee against a hazard of which the owner or lessee
had actual knowledge prior to the permittee's entry on the land; (2) Willful or wanton misconduct; (3) Intentionally tortious conduct.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1517.26
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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