Ohio Revised Code Search

...Funds accumulated in the course of business, or surplus money above the capital stock, of any company organized under any law of this state, for the purpose provided in section 3925.01 of the Revised Code, shall only be loaned or invested in the securities listed in sections 3925.05 and 3925.06 of the Revised Code, or in the following: (A)(1) Bonds and mortgages on unencumbered real estate within this or any ...

...(A) Any number of persons of lawful age, not less than ten in number, owning insurable property in this state, may associate themselves together for the purpose of insuring each other against the risk of direct physical loss or damage to property in this state, including theft of property in this state, except loss or damage to motor vehicles caused by collision. Any association organized under this section sha...

...al or catch-all reference to easements, estates, liens, encumbrances, charges, rights, or restrictions of record, the general or catch-all reference shall be regarded by the parties to the transfer of the registered land and their successors in interest and shall be deemed for all legal purposes to refer to and incorporate by reference easements, estates, liens, encumbrances, charges, rights, and restrictions of reco...

...It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice: (A) For any employer, because of the race, color, religion, sex, military status, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry of any person, to discharge without just cause, to refuse to hire, or otherwise to discriminate against that person with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Credit" means the right granted by a creditor to a person to defer payment of a debt, to incur debt and defer its payment, or to purchase property or services and defer payment for the property or services. (2) "Creditor" means any person who regularly extends, renews, or continues credit, any person who regularly arranges for the extension, renewal, or continuation of credit, o...

...(A) Notwithstanding section 4505.18 of the Revised Code, a motor vehicle dealer or person acting on behalf of a motor vehicle dealer may display, offer for sale, or sell a used motor vehicle and a manufactured housing dealer or person acting on behalf of a manufactured housing dealer may display, offer for sale, or sell a used manufactured home or used mobile home without having first obtained a certificate of title ...

...Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within this state, or a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within this state, and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of such bond; the real estate shall be scheduled in the bond approved by a judge of a court of record and the bond sh...

...Upon acceptance of a bond with individual sureties, the registrar of motor vehicles shall forward to the county recorder of the county in which the sureties' real estate is located a notice of such deposit and pay the recorder a base fee of five dollars for filing and indexing the notice and a housing trust fund fee of five dollars pursuant to section 317.36 of the Revised Code. The recorder shall receive and file su...

...(A) Except as provided in division (A)(6)(c) of this section, upon the termination, cancellation, discontinuance, or nonrenewal of any franchise by the franchisor pursuant to section 4517.541 of the Revised Code, the manufacturer shall pay fair and reasonable compensation to the new motor vehicle dealer for at least the following: (1)(a) The franchisee's net acquisition cost for any new, undamaged, unaltered,...

...A port authority may charge, alter, and collect rentals or other charges for the use or services of any port authority facility and contract in the manner provided by this section with one or more persons, one or more governmental agencies, or any combination thereof, desiring the use or services of the facility, and fix the terms, conditions, rentals, or other charges for the use or services. If the services are fur...

...(A) When a claim underlying a lien established pursuant to section 4703.201 of the Revised Code is satisfied, regardless of whether or not the architect holding the lien records a written release pursuant to section 4703.204 of the Revised Code, or when such a lien is extinguished pursuant to section 4703.203 of the Revised Code, any person with an interest in the commercial real estate that was the subject of the li...

...(A) When a claim underlying a lien established pursuant to section 4703.541 of the Revised Code is satisfied, regardless of whether or not the landscape architect holding the lien records a written release pursuant to section 4703.544 of the Revised Code, or when such a lien is extinguished pursuant to section 4703.543 of the Revised Code, any person with an interest in the commercial real estate that was the subject...

...(A) The department of agriculture may deny, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke the license of any auction firm or auctioneer for any of the following causes: (1) Obtaining a license through false or fraudulent representation; (2) Making any substantial misrepresentation in an application for a license; (3) A continued course of misrepresentation or for making false promises through agents, advertising, or o...

... is so attached or installed; timeshare estates or licenses; and extended service contracts. (5) "Purchaser" means a person that is solicited to become or does become financially obligated as a result of a telephone solicitation. (6) "Salesperson" means an individual who is employed, appointed, or authorized by a telephone solicitor to make telephone solicitations but does not mean any of the following: (a) An ...

...(A) When a claim underlying a lien established pursuant to section 4733.301 of the Revised Code is satisfied, regardless of whether or not the professional engineer or professional surveyor holding the lien recorded a written release pursuant to section 4733.304 of the Revised Code, or when such a lien is extinguished pursuant to section 4733.303 of the Revised Code, any person with an interest in the commercial real...

...If an institution of higher education is approved in accordance with section 3332.05 of the Revised Code to offer only certificate programs through distance education, the design and delivery method of a course offered by the institution must be certified by the association of real estate license law officials, the international distance education certification center, or another certifying body recognized by the sup...

...The Ohio real estate commission or the superintendent of real estate may compel, by order or subpoena, the attendance of witnesses to testify in relation to any matter over which the commission or superintendent has jurisdiction and which is the subject of inquiry and investigation by the commission or superintendent, and require the production of any book, paper, or document pertaining to such matter. For such purpo...

...(A) No real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to this chapter shall fail to comply with divisions (B) and (D) of section 4735.13, division (D) of section 4735.14, or sections 4735.22, 4735.55, 4735.56, 4735.58, and 4735.80 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under those divisions or sections. (B) When the superintendent determines that a licensee has violated division (A) of this section, the supe...

...At the request of the superintendent of real estate, the department of higher education or the state board of career colleges and schools with respect to an institution that offers a certificate program, may, in consultation with the division of real estate, perform a review of programs offered by an institution of higher education pursuant to division (B)(6)(a) or (b) of section 4735.07 and division (F)(6) of sectio...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when earnest money connected to a real estate purchase agreement is deposited in a real estate broker's trust or special account, the broker shall maintain that money in the account in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement until one of the following occurs: (1) The transaction closes and the broker disburses the earnest money to the closing or escrow a...

...Each brokerage shall develop and maintain a written company policy that sets forth the types of agency relationships that members of that brokerage may establish. The policy shall include provisions on whether any dual agency relationships set forth in section 4735.70 of the Revised Code are permitted. The policy shall also set forth procedures to ensure the protection of confidential information, and to ensure that ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Residential real property" has the same meaning as in section 5302.30 of the Revised Code. (2) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Prior to marketing or showing a seller's residential real property, making an offer to purchase residential real property on behalf of a purchaser, or making an offer to lease a residential prem...

...To change the party a licensee represents in a real estate transaction after an agency disclosure statement has been signed and dated, following verbal disclosure of the agency relationship, or following an agency agreement under section 4735.55 of the Revised Code, the licensee shall obtain written consent from the party originally represented to represent another party in the transaction. The licensee shall promptl...

...(A) The duties required of a licensee under section 4735.62 of the Revised Code may not be waived by a client. (B) A licensee shall perform the duties required under section 4735.63 or 4735.65 of the Revised Code unless the client agrees to waive these duties, and signs a waiver of duties statement pursuant to division (C) of this section. (C) The superintendent of real estate, with the approval of the Ohio real es...

...The following are dual agents under this chapter: (A) A licensee who represents both the purchaser and the seller as clients in the same real estate transaction; (B) A brokerage that represents both the purchaser and the seller as clients in the same real estate transaction; (C) A management level licensee who represents a client in an in-company transaction. If there is more than one management level licensee aff...