Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1311.04Prior to the performance of any labor or the furnishing of any materials for an improvement on real property which may give rise to a mechanics' lien under sections 1311.01 to 1311.22 of the Revised Code, the owner, part owner, or lessee who contracts for the labor, work, or materials shall record in the office of the county recorder for each county in which the real property to be improved is located a Notice of Commencement in substantially the form specified in division (B) of this section.