Ohio Code § 2305.09
Ohio Code § 2305.09. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2305.09.
Except as provided for in division (C) of this section, an action for any of the following causes shall be brought within four years after
the cause thereof accrued: (A) For trespassing upon real property; (B) For the recovery of personal property, or for taking or detaining it; (C) For relief on the ground of fraud, except when the cause of action is a violation
of section 2913.49 of the Revised Code , in which case the action shall be brought within five years after the cause thereof
accrued; (D) For an injury to the rights of the plaintiff not arising on contract nor enumerated
in sections 1304.35 , 2305.10 to 2305.12 , and 2305.14 of the Revised Code ; (E) For relief on the grounds of a physical or regulatory taking of real property. If the action is for trespassing under ground or injury to mines, or for the wrongful
taking of personal property, the causes thereof shall not accrue until the wrongdoer
is discovered; nor, if it is for fraud, until the fraud is discovered. An action for professional negligence against a registered surveyor shall be commenced
within four years after the completion of the engagement on which the cause of action
is based.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2305.09
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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