Ohio Code § 2113.52
Ohio Code § 2113.52. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2113.52.
(A) A devisee taking real property under a devise in a will, unless the will otherwise
provides, or an heir taking real property under the statutes of descent and distribution
shall take the real property subject to all taxes, penalties, interest, and assessments
that are a lien against that real property. (B) If real property devised in a will is subject to a mortgage lien that exists on the
date of the testator's death, the person taking the real property under the devise
has no right of exoneration for the mortgage lien, regardless of a general direction
in the will to pay the testator's debts, unless the will specifically provides a right
of exoneration that extends to that lien.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2113.52
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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