Ohio Code § 2121.06
Ohio Code § 2121.06. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2121.06.
Upon the signing of the decree establishing the death of the presumed decedent, the
real property of the presumed decedent passes and devolves as in the case of actual
death, and the persons entitled by will, or under Chapter 2105. of the Revised Code,
may enter and take possession. Persons taking the real property may sell or mortgage it and the purchaser or mortgagee
takes a good title, free and discharged of any interest or claim of the presumed decedent. The persons taking the real property shall not sell, convey, or mortgage any part
of the property within the three-year period specified in section 2121.08 of the Revised Code without first giving bond in an amount to be fixed by the probate court and with
sureties to be approved by the court. In the discretion of the court the bond may be taken without sureties. The bond shall be conditioned to account for and pay over to the presumed decedent,
in case within the three-year period after the decree is entered by the court it is
established that the presumed decedent is still alive, the value of the real property
sold or conveyed, or in the case of the making of a mortgage, to pay the amount of
the mortgage and interest on the mortgage, or in case of a foreclosure of that mortgage,
to account for and pay over the value of the real property mortgaged.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2121.06
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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