Ohio Code § 2729.07
Ohio Code § 2729.07. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2729.07.
When the record of a deed or other instrument conveying title to real estate, authorized
or required to be recorded, or a will and the probate thereof, is lost or destroyed
by fire, riot, or civil commotion, and the original of such deed or other instrument,
or will and the probate thereof, or a certified copy thereof, cannot be found, any
person claiming title to such real estate or any interest under such will may bring
an action in the court of common pleas of the county in which the loss occurred to
establish the fact of the existence, contents, and record of such deed or other instrument,
or will and probate thereof, prior to such loss or destruction, and the decree in
the case shall be entered in the office where the original record existed. Any person having or claiming an interest in such real estate or being in possession
thereof, as well as the parties to such lost deed or other instrument or their privies,
and all persons interested under such will, may be made parties defendant in such
suit. Service of summons shall be made in the same manner as in other suits concerning
real estate.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2729.07
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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