Ohio Revised Code Search

...te board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...306 of the Revised Code: (A) "Commercial real estate" and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 4703.20 of the Revised Code. (B) "Owner" means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in commercial real estate, including a contingent interest, pursuant to an agreement or contract, and who enters into a written contract with a professional engineer or professional surveyor for services to be pr...

...(A)(1) A professional engineer or professional surveyor who enters into a written contract for services to be provided with regard to any interest in commercial real estate has a lien on that interest. (2) The lien shall be effective only if the contract for services is in writing and is signed by the professional engineer or professional surveyor and the owner of the interest in commercial real estate. (B)(1) On...

...(A) To perfect a lien on commercial real estate referred to in section 4733.301 of the Revised Code, a professional engineer or professional surveyor shall file with the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located an affidavit as described in division (B) of this section. (B)(1) The affidavit required under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following: (a) The ...

...(A)(1) A professional engineer or professional surveyor holding a lien that has been perfected pursuant to section 4733.302 of the Revised Code may commence proceedings to enforce the lien by filing a complaint in the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located. (2) The complaint need not initiate foreclosure proceedings on the lien prior to a court determining the validity of t...

...evised Code is satisfied, the professional engineer or professional surveyor holding the lien shall record a written release of the professional engineer or professional surveyor's lien in the county recorder's office of the county in which the lien was recorded. (B) The professional engineer or professional surveyor shall file the lien release for recording within thirty days after the underlying claim is satisfi...

...ardless 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 estate that was the subject of the lien, or named in the affidavit recorded pursuant to section 4733.302 of the ...

... Any person with an interest in commercial real estate on which a lien has been perfected pursuant to section 4733.302 of the Revised Code, or named in the affidavit required under that section, may apply to the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located to substitute financial security for the lien. (B) The substitute security shall be in the amount equal to the professional e...

...s section 4733.22 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecti...

...st be certified by the association of real estate license law officials, the international distance education certification center, or another certifying body recognized by the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing to be considered an eligible course for purposes of this chapter.

...iability partnership, or corporation shall act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson, or advertise or assume to act as such, without first being licensed as provided in this chapter. No person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation shall provide services that require a license under this chapter if the licensee's license is inactive, susp...

...ing prospective tenants to possible rental units or locations and who charges the prospective tenants a fee shall enter into a written contract with any prospective tenant and shall give him a copy of the contract. The licensee shall disclose in the contract the manner in which the listings of units have been obtained. All contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall stipulate that any fee charged in excess ...

...(A) An out-of-state commercial broker, for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, may perform those acts that require a license under this chapter, with respect to commercial real estate, provided that the out-of-state commercial broker does all of the following: (1) Works in coopera...

...(A) An oil and gas land professional who is not otherwise permitted to engage in the activities described in division (A) of section 4735.01 of the Revised Code may perform such activities, if the oil and gas land professional does all of the following: (1)(a) Registers on an annual basis as an oil and gas land professional with the superintendent of real estate by such date specified and on a form approved by the...

...There is hereby created the Ohio real estate commission, consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Four members shall have been engaged in the real estate business as licensed real estate brokers in the state for a period of ten years immediately preceding the appointment. One member shall represent the public. Terms of office shall be for five years...

...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) The Ohio real estate commission is a part of the department of commerce for administrative purposes. The director of commerce is ex officio the executive officer of the commission, or the director may designate any employee of the department as superintendent of real estate and professional licensing to act as executive officer of the commission. The commission and the real estate appraiser board created pursu...

... written complaint against a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson with the division of real estate, the superintendent of real estate shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint and send a notice to the licensee describing the acts complained of. The acknowledgment to the complainant and the notice to the licensee shall state that an informal mediation meeting will be held with the complaina...

...ent may investigate any person that has allegedly violated section 4735.02, 4735.023, or 4735.25 of the Revised Code, except that the superintendent shall not initiate an investigation, pursuant to this section, of any person who held a suspended or inactive license under this chapter on the date of the alleged violation. (B) If, after investigation, the superintendent determines there exists reasonable evidence o...

...(A)(1) Application for a license as a real estate broker shall be made to the superintendent of real estate on forms furnished by the superintendent and filed with the superintendent and shall be signed by the applicant or its members or officers. (2) Each application shall state the name of the person applying and the location of the place of business for which the license is desired, and give such other informat...

...(A) The superintendent of real estate, with the consent of the Ohio real estate commission, may enter into agreements with recognized national testing services to administer the real estate broker's examination under the superintendent's supervision and control, consistent with the requirements of this chapter as to the contents of such examination. (B) No applicant for a real estate broker's license shall take th...

...The superintendent of real estate shall issue a real estate broker's license when the superintendent is satisfied that: (A) An applicant who is not a partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation has received a passing score on each portion of the real estate broker's examination as determined by rule by the real estate commission. (B) All the members or office...

...requirements set forth in divisions (A)(26) and (27) of section 4735.18 and section 4735.24 of the Revised Code and commission rules; (8) Maintain complete and accurate trust account records and transaction records as required by division (A)(24) of section 4735.18 of the Revised Code and commission rules; (9) Develop and maintain a written company policy on agency relationships as required by section 4735.54 of ...

...(A) Application for a license as a real estate salesperson shall be made to the superintendent of real estate on forms furnished by the superintendent and signed by the applicant. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the superintendent and shall contain such information as is required by this chapter and the rules of the Ohio real estate commission. The application shall include the address of the appli...