Ohio Code § 5301.252
Ohio Code § 5301.252. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5301.252.
(A) An affidavit stating facts relating to the matters set forth under division (B) of
this section that may affect the title to real estate in this state, made by any person
having knowledge of the facts or competent to testify concerning them in open court,
may be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the real
estate is situated. When so recorded, such affidavit, or a certified copy, shall be evidence of the
facts stated, insofar as such facts affect title to real estate. (B) The affidavits provided for under this section may relate to the following matters: (1) Age, sex, birth, death, capacity, relationship, family history, heirship, names,
identity of parties, marriage, residence, or service in the armed forces; (2) Possession; (3) The happening of any condition or event that may create or terminate an estate or
interest; (4) The existence and location of monuments and physical boundaries, such as fences,
streams, roads, and rights of way; (5) In an affidavit of a registered surveyor, facts reconciling conflicts and ambiguities
in descriptions of land in recorded instruments. (C) The county recorder for the county where such affidavit is offered for record shall
receive and cause the affidavit to be recorded as deeds are recorded, and collect
the same fees for recording such affidavit as for recording deeds. (D) Every affidavit provided for under this section shall include a description of the
land, title to which may be affected by facts stated in such affidavit, and a reference
to an instrument of record containing such description, and shall state the name of
the person appearing by the record to be the owner of such land at the time of the
recording of the affidavit. The recorder shall index the affidavit in the name of such record owner. (E) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in any affidavit provided for
in this section is guilty of falsification under division (A)(6) of section 2921.13 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5301.252
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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