Ohio Code § 971.071
Ohio Code § 971.071. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 971.071.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, an owner of land as defined in division (D)(2) of section 971.01 of the Revised Code is responsible for fifty per cent of the total cost of building and maintaining in
good repair a partition fence between that owner and the owner of adjoining property
unless a written agreement has been entered into under section 971.04 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 971.071
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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