Ohio Code § 5301.253

§ 5301.253.

(A) The owner of any property who has received written notice that the property is in

violation of any building or housing code shall give the purchaser or grantee of the

property written notice of the code violations prior to entering into an agreement

for the transfer of title to the property, or if the owner does not enter into a written

agreement for the transfer, prior to the filing for record of a deed to the property.  Any notice or order of a court or of a housing or building authority of the state

or a political subdivision that relates to a violation of the building or housing

code of the state or any political subdivision and that appears on the public records

of the issuing authority is notice to all subsequent purchasers, transferees, or any

other persons who acquire any interest in the real property in which the violation

exists and may be enforced against their interest in the real property without further

notice or order to them. (B) The transfer of title to, or any interest in, real property in which a housing or

building code violation exists shall not be grounds for dismissal of charges in any

court against a previous owner of the real property for failure to comply with a notice

for correction of a housing or building code violation.