Ohio Code § 4722.01

§ 4722.01.

As used in this chapter: (A) “ Cost-plus contract ” means a contract entered into between an owner and a home construction service supplier

under which payment to the supplier is based on the cost of a product plus the supplier's

rate for labor to install the product plus an agreed percentage of profit or a stipulated

fee. (B) “ Home construction service ” means the construction of a residential building, including the creation of a new

structure and the repair, improvement, remodel, or renovation of an existing structure.  “Home construction service” does not include construction performed on a structure

that contains four or more dwelling units, except for work on an individual dwelling

unit within that structure, or construction performed on the common area of a condominium

property. (C) “ Home construction service contract ” means a contract between an owner and a supplier to perform home construction services,

including services rendered based on a cost-plus contract, for an amount exceeding

twenty-five thousand dollars. (D) “ Home construction service supplier ” or “ supplier ” means a person who contracts with an owner to provide home construction services

for compensation and who maintains in force a general liability insurance policy in

an amount of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars. (E) “ Owner ” means the person who contracts with a home construction service supplier.  “ Owner ” may include the owner of the property, a tenant who occupies the dwelling unit on

which the home construction service is performed, or a person the owner authorizes

to act on the owner's behalf to contract for a home construction service, and any

other person who contracts for a home construction service. (F) “ Residential building ” means a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling and any accessory construction incidental

to the dwelling.  “Residential building” does not include any of the following: (1) An industrialized unit as described in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code ; (2) A manufactured home as described in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code ; (3) A mobile home as described in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code . (G) “ Workmanlike manner ” means the home construction service supplier has engaged in construction that meets

or exceeds the minimum quantifiable standards promulgated by the Ohio home builders

association.