Ohio Deeds: Ohio Laws

Sets forth the duties of the County Auditors.

Selected sections having to do with deeds and conveyances:

Transfer of title and tax value of property.

Submitting statement declaring value of real property transferred.

Effective 10/3/23

Adopting standards governing conveyances of real property in county.

Allows for an affidavit of transfer of real estate inherited

CONVEYANCES; ENCUMBRANCES

Grantor must sign deed in front of a notary, or before a judge or clerk of a court of record in this state, or a county auditor, county engineer, or mayor.

An instrument conveying real property shall not be considered defective because the dower interest of the spouse of any grantor was not specifically released. However, the spouse could have a claim against the property once the grantor dies.

Dower rights of spouse

Whenever "trustee," "as trustee," or "agent" follows the name of the grantee in any deed of conveyance of land recorded in this state and no other instrument containing a description of such land has been recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which such land is situated which puts upon inquiry any person dealing with such land that a spouse of such grantee would have a dower interest in such land, a conveyance of such land by such grantee to a bona fide purchaser conveys a title free from the claims of any spouse of such grantee in such land, for dower, inchoate, or otherwise, unless such spouse, prior to the recording of such conveyance by such grantee to said purchaser, has recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the land is situated an affidavit describing such land and setting forth the nature of such spouse's interest in such land.

All deeds shall be recorded in county where the real estate is situated. Until so recorded or filed for record, they are fraudulent insofar as they relate to a subsequent bona fide purchaser having, at the time of purchase, no knowledge of the existence of that former deed, land contract, or instrument.

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.

STATUTORY FORMS OF LAND CONVEYANCE. The deed forms in this chapter are the basis for the deed forms on the Franklin County Law Library website.

General warranty deed form.

Quitclaim deed form.

Survivorship deed form.

Affidavit of Successor Trustee. Upon the death, resignation, removal, or other event terminating the appointment of a trustee of a trust, which trustee holds title to real property, the successor trustee or any co-trustee of the trust shall file with the county auditor and the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located, as soon as is practical, an affidavit reciting the name of the immediately preceding trustee and any co-trustees, the addresses of all trustees, a reference to the deed or other instrument vesting title in the trustees, and a legal description of the real property. A form from the Franklin County Law Library is available below:

Transfer on Death Affidavits.