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...In an action for the recovery of real property, it is sufficient if in his answer the defendant denies generally the title alleged in the petition, or that he withholds the possession. If he denies the title only, possession by him shall be taken as admitted. When he does not defend for the whole premises, the answer shall describe the particular part for which defense is made. The defendant also may set forth in h...

...In an action by a tenant in common of real property against a cotenant, the plaintiff must state, in addition to what is required in section 5303.03 of the Revised Code, that the defendant either denied the plaintiff's right, or did some act amounting to such denial.

...In an action for the recovery of real property, when the plaintiff shows a right to recover at the time the action was begun, but during its pendency his right has terminated, the verdict and judgment must be according to the fact, and the plaintiff may recover for the withholding of the property.

...In an action for the recovery of real property the parties may avail themselves of the benefit of sections 5303.08 to 5303.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...A person who, without fraud or collusion on his part, obtained title to and is in the quiet possession of lands or tenements, claiming to own them, shall not be evicted or turned out of possession by any person who sets up and proves an adverse and better title, until the occupying claimant, or his heirs, is paid the value of lasting improvements made by the occupying claimant on the land, or by the person under who...

...In cases of lands sold for taxes the title by which the successful claimant succeeds against the occupying claimant is an adverse and better title under section 5303.08 of the Revised Code, whether it is the title under which the taxes were due and for which the land was sold, or any other title or claim. The occupying claimant holding possession of land sold for taxes, having the deed of a county auditor therefor, o...

...The court rendering judgment against the occupying claimant in any case provided for in sections 5303.08 to 5303.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, at the request of either party, shall cause a journal entry thereof to be made, and the action shall then proceed as other civil actions.

...For the trial of a question of fact remaining undisposed of, a jury shall be impaneled and sworn, and shall at once proceed to view the premises in question. After viewing the premises, the jury shall return to the courthouse and the trial shall proceed. After hearing the testimony produced by either party, the jury shall determine the rights of the parties under the direction of the court. From such view and the tes...

...If either party is aggrieved by an assessment or valuation made by a jury under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, he may apply to the court during the term at which the trial was had, by a motion to set aside the verdict, assessment, and valuation, and, upon good cause shown, it may set aside such assessment, valuation, and verdict, order a new valuation and another jury to be drawn, which shall proceed as provide...

...If, under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, the jury reports a sum in favor of the plaintiff in ejectment on the assessment and valuation of the valuable and lasting improvements, the assessment of damages for waste, and the net annual value of the rents and profits, the court shall render a judgment therefor, without pleadings, and issue execution thereon as in other cases. In such case, or in cases in which no s...

...If, under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, the jury reports a sum in favor of the occupying claimant, on the assessment and valuation of the valuable and lasting improvements, deducting therefrom the damages, sustained by waste, together with the net annual value of the rents and profits which the defendant received after commencement of the action, the successful claimant, or his heirs, or, if they are minors, t...

...If the successful claimant, his heirs, or their guardians, elect to, and do pay to the occupying claimant, the sum reported in his favor by the jury, within the time allowed therefor, then a writ of possession shall issue in favor of him, his heirs, or their guardians.

...If the successful claimant, his heirs, or their guardians, elect to receive the value of the land without the improvements assessed under section 5303.11 of the Revised Code, to be paid by the occupying claimant, and tender a general warranty deed of the land conveying such adverse or better title, within the time allowed by the court for the payment of the money, and the occupying claimant refuses or neglects to pay...

...When an application is made for the value of improvements to land, the occupying claimant or his heirs shall not be evicted from the possession of such land except as provided in sections 5303.15 and 5303.16 of the Revised Code. When an election has been made by the successful claimant, his heirs, or their guardians, to surrender the land, if the occupying claimant or his heirs, within the time allowed, pay into cou...

...When two or more persons who own an interest in land become bound in writing for the sale and conveyance thereof, and one dies before the land is conveyed, the survivors, by petition against the purchaser, and the heirs or devisees of such deceased party, may be authorized to complete such contract.

...The petition provided for in section 5303.18 of the Revised Code must set forth the names of all the contracting parties, describe the lands contracted for, state the time the contract was made, that it has been fully performed by the purchaser, and have a copy of the contract annexed.

...If the court finds the allegations of the petition provided for in section 5303.18 of the Revised Code to be true, it may make an order authorizing the survivors to complete the contract by conveying the land. The deed shall recite the order, and shall convey as complete and perfect a title, and have the same effect, as if executed by all the owners.

...(A) In an action by the tenant in tail or for life, or in an action by the grantee or devisee of a qualified or conditional fee, or of any other qualified, conditional, or determinable interest, or in an action by a person claiming under such tenant, grantee, or devisee, or in an action by the trustee or beneficiaries, if the estate is held in trust, courts of common pleas may, subject to division (B) of this section...

...Where the estate sought to be sold or leased is held in trust under the jurisdiction of a probate court, an action may be brought by the trustee in the probate court of the county in which he was appointed or in which the estate subject to sale or lease or any part thereof is situated; and the sale or lease of such estate may be authorized by such court which shall have the same jurisdiction and power as is provided ...

...The petition for a sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code shall contain a description of such estate, a clear statement of the interest of the plaintiff therein, and a copy of the will, deed, or other instrument of writing by which the estate is created. All persons in being who are interested in the estate, or who may, by the terms of the will, deed, other instrument creating the entailm...

...Upon the hearing, if it is proved that a sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code would be for the benefit of the tenant in tail, or for life, and do no substantial injury to the heirs in tail, or others in expectancy, succession, reversion, or remainder, the court shall direct a sale to be made, the manner thereof and appoint some suitable person to make it. Such sale shall vest the estate ...

...All parties in interest may appear voluntarily, and consent in writing to a sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code. Testamentary guardians, and guardians appointed by the probate court, in the place of their wards, also may assent to the sale.

...A sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code shall be reported to the court of common pleas authorizing such sale. On examination thereof, if it appears that the sale was fairly conducted and made, and that the price obtained is the reasonable value of the estate sold, the court shall confirm the sale and direct a deed of conveyance of the premises sold to be made to the purchaser on payment o...

...All money arising from a sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code, for purposes of descent, succession, reversion, or remainder, has the same character and is governed by the same principles as the estate sold, and passes according to the terms of the deed, will, or other instrument creating the estate.

...Under the direction and approval of the court of common pleas, money arising from the sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code and from the notes given for purchase money shall be invested in the bonds or other interest-bearing obligations of this state, any political subdivision of this state, or the United States, or in bonds or notes secured by a mortgage on unencumbered real estate locat...

...(A)(1) Under a procedure established in rules adopted under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, the department of health shall determine the amount each county shall provide annually for the program for children and youth with special health care needs, based on a proportion of the county's total general property tax duplicate, not to exceed one-tenth of a mill, and charge the county for any part of expenses incurr...

...the department. (d) Integrates health assessments, education, and support into a unified program in which pregnant women at similar stages of pregnancy meet, learn care skills, and participate in group discussions; (e) Meets any other requirements established by the department. (D) When distributing funds under the program, the department shall give priority to entities that are both of the following: (1) Ope...

...(A) As part of the patient centered medical home program established under section 3701.94 of the Revised Code, the department of health shall establish a voluntary patient centered medical home certification program. (B) Each primary care practice, that seeks a patient centered medical home certificate shall submit an application on a form prepared by the department. The department may require an application...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Ambulatory surgical facility" means a facility in which surgical services are provided to patients who do not require hospitalization for inpatient care, the duration of services for any patient does not extend beyond twenty-four hours after the patient's admission, and to which any of the following apply: (a) The surgical services are provided in a building that is separate from...

...The director of environmental protection may do any of the following: (A) Develop programs for the prevention, control, and abatement of air pollution; (B) Advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with any governmental or private agency in the furtherance of the purposes of this chapter; (C) Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, and research relating to air pollution, collect and dis...

...(A) As used in this section: "License," "licensee," and "licensing agency" have the same meanings as in section 4745.01 of the Revised Code. "Licensed health care professional" means an individual, other than a physician, who is authorized under Title XLVII of the Revised Code to practice a health care profession. "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medici...

...(A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall, as the director determines necessary, adopt rules to carry out this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following: (1) Criteria and procedures for the certification of asbestos hazard abatement specialists, asbestos hazard evaluation specialists, asbestos hazard abatement workers, asbestos hazard abatemen...

...(A) An asbestos hazard abatement contractor engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement project shall, during the course of the project: (1) Conduct each project in a manner that is in compliance with the requirements the director of environmental protection adopts pursuant to section 3704.03 of the Revised Code and the asbestos requirements of the United States occupational safety and health administration set forth...

...rough the use of environmental facility assessments, the development of water management plans, and the use of disinfection measures; (8) Standards and procedures for data reporting; (9) Standards and procedures for emergency preparedness; (10) Standards and procedures for the provision of technical assistance as described in section 3722.09 of the Revised Code; (11) Standards and procedures for new hospi...

...(A) The licensor shall inspect all agricultural labor camps and shall require compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder prior to the issuance of a license. Upon receipt of a complaint from the state monitor advocate or upon the basis of a licensor's own information that an agricultural labor camp is operating without a license, the licensor shall inspect the camp. If the camp is operating without ...

...he Revised Code or any rules adopted or assessments made under those sections. This chapter does not abridge rights of action or remedies in equity, under common law, or as provided by statute or prevent the state or any municipal corporation or person in the exercise of their rights in equity, under common law, or as provided by statute to suppress nuisances or to abate or prevent pollution.

...he Revised Code or any rules adopted or assessments made under those sections.

...Except as otherwise provided in sections 3734.281 and 3734.282 of the Revised Code, moneys collected under sections 3734.122, 3734.13, 3734.20, 3734.22, 3734.24, and 3734.26 of the Revised Code and under the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2767, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., as amended, including moneys recovered under division (B)(1) of this section, shall b...

...Except for natural resource damage assessment costs recovered by the state that are required by section 3734.28 of the Revised Code to be credited to the hazardous waste clean-up fund created in that section, all money collected by the state for natural resources damages under the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2767, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended, ...

...(A) The treasurer of state shall refund the fee imposed by section 3734.901 of the Revised Code paid illegally or erroneously, or paid on an illegal or erroneous assessment, or any penalty assessed with respect to such a fee. Applications for refund shall be filed with the tax commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner, within four years of the illegal or erroneous payment. On the filing of the applicat...

...(A) The director of environmental protection shall establish and implement statewide source reduction, recycling, recycling market development, and litter prevention programs that are consistent with the state solid waste management plan adopted under section 3734.50 of the Revised Code. The programs shall include all of the following: (1) The assessment of waste generation within the state and implementation...

...Each insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the state in installments, at the time of making the payments required by section 5729.05 of the Revised Code, in addition to the taxes required to be paid by it, three-fourths of one per cent on the gross premium receipts derived from fire insurance and that portion of the premium reasonably allocable to insurance against the hazard of fire included in...

...(A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Violate any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it; (2) Apply or cause to be applied any lead-based paint on or inside a residential unit, child care facility, or school, unless the director of health has determined by rule under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code that no suitable substitute exists; (3) Interfere with an investigation conduct...

...(A) If the results of a risk assessment conducted under section 3742.36 of the Revised Code indicate that one or more lead hazards identified in a residential unit, child care facility, or school are contributing to a child's lead poisoning, the director of health or authorized board of health immediately shall issue an order to have each lead hazard in the property controlled. The areas of the unit, facility, or sc...

... for conducting investigations and risk assessments under sections 3742.35 and 3742.36 of the Revised Code; (3) Standards and procedures for issuing lead hazard control orders under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code, including standards and procedures for determining appropriate deadlines for complying with lead hazard control orders; (4) The level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health, consist...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Lead abatement costs" means costs incurred by a taxpayer for either of the following: (a) A lead abatement specialist to conduct a lead risk assessment, a lead abatement project, or a clearance examination, provided the specialist is authorized under this chapter to conduct the respective task; (b) Relocation costs incurred in the relocation of occupants of an eligible dwell...

...he director shall determine the rate of assessments.

...(A) Applicants for and holders of permits, licenses, variances, plan approvals, and certifications issued by the director of environmental protection pursuant to Chapters 3704., 3734., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code shall pay a fee to the environmental protection agency for each such issuance and each application for an issuance as provided by this section. No fee shall be charged for any issuance for which no ...

...(A) Not later than the first day of September of each year, the director of environmental protection shall prepare and submit to the chairpersons of the respective standing committees of the senate and house of representatives primarily responsible for considering environmental and taxation matters a report regarding the voluntary action program established under this chapter and rules adopted under it and the tax ab...

...(A) The director of health shall do all of the following: (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (2) Collect and make available information relating to sources of radiation; (3) Ensure the review of plans and specifications, submitted in accordance with rules adopted by the director, for the control of radiation that constitutes an unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human h...