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...The forms set forth in sections 5302.05, 5302.07, 5302.09, 5302.11, 5302.12, 5302.14, 5302.17, and 5302.31 of the Revised Code may be used and shall be sufficient for their respective purposes. They shall be known as "Statutory Forms" and may be referred to as such. They may be altered as circumstances require, and the authorization of those forms shall not prevent the use of other forms. Wherever the phrases defined...

...The rules and definitions contained in sections 5302.03, 5302.04, 5302.06, 5302.08, 5302.10, 5302.13, 5302.17, 5302.18, 5302.19, 5302.20, and 5302.21 of the Revised Code apply to all deeds or other instruments relating to real estate, whether the statutory forms or other forms are used, where the instruments are executed on or after October 1, 1965. The rules and definitions contained in section 5302.22 of the ...

...In a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, the word "grant" is a sufficient word of conveyance without the use of more words. No covenant shall be implied from the use of the word "grant."

...In a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, all rights, easements, privileges, and appurtenances belonging to the granted estate shall be included in the conveyance, unless the contrary is stated in the deed, and it is unnecessary to enumerate or mention them either generally or specifically.

... A deed in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, and successors, to the grantee's and the grantee's heirs', assigns', and successors' own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor with the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, a...

...In a conveyance of real estate, or any interest therein, the words "general warranty covenants" have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words: "The grantor covenants with the grantee, his heirs, assigns, and successors, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that he has good right to sell and convey the same, and that he does warra...

... A deed in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, and successors, to the grantee's and the grantee's heirs', assigns', and successors' own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor with the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, a...

...In a conveyance of real estate, or any interest therein, the words "limited warranty covenants" have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words: "The grantor covenants with the grantee, his heirs, assigns, and successors, that the granted premises are free from all encumbrances made by the grantor, and that he does warrant and will defend the same to the grantee and his heirs, assigns, and successors,...

... A deed in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, and successors, to the grantee's and the grantee's heirs', assigns', and successors' own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor with the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, a...

...In a conveyance of real estate, or any interest therein, the words "fiduciary covenants" have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words: "The grantor covenants with the grantee, his heirs, assigns, and successors, that he is duly appointed, qualified, and acting in the fiduciary capacity described in such deed, and is duly authorized to make the sale and conveyance of the granted premises, and that i...

... A deed in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, and successors, and to the grantee's and the grantee's heirs', assigns', and successors' own use, but without covenants of any kind on the part of the grantor. "QUIT-CLAIM DEED ____...

... A mortgage in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, has the force and effect of a mortgage to the use of the mortgagee and the mortgagee's heirs, assigns, and successors, with mortgage covenants and upon the statutory condition, as defined in sections 5302.13 and 5302.14 of the Revised Code, to secure the payment of the money ...

...In a mortgage of real estate, or any interest therein, the words "mortgage covenants" have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words, and shall be applied and construed accordingly: "The mortgagor covenants with the mortgagee and his heirs, assigns, and successors, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that the mortgagor has good ...

...In a mortgage of real estate, or any interest therein, the words "statutory condition" have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words and shall be applied and construed accordingly: "Provided, nevertheless, except as otherwise specifically stated in the mortgage, that if the mortgagor, or his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or successors, shall pay unto the mortgagee or his executors, adm...

...An instrument containing a form or forms of covenants, conditions, obligations, powers, and other clauses of a mortgage may be recorded in the official records of any county. Every such instrument shall be entitled "Master Mortgage Form Recorded By (name of the person causing the instrument to be recorded)" and shall be dated and signed by the person causing it to be recorded, but need not be acknowledged. Upon...

...The provisions of a master mortgage form recorded pursuant to section 5302.15 of the Revised Code may be incorporated by reference in any mortgage of real property situated in the county where such master mortgage form is recorded, by stating in such mortgage the volume and page number of the record of mortgages where such master mortgage form is recorded, and, if only a part of such master mortgage form is to be inc...

... A deed conveying any interest in real property to two or more persons, and in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, creates a survivorship tenancy in the grantees, and upon the death of any of the grantees, vests the interest of the decedent in the survivor, survivors, or the survivor's or survivors' separate heirs and assigns...

...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 an...

...A deed in which a grantor is also a grantee is effective to convey the interest in the title of the grantor or grantors to all of the grantees in the proportion and manner indicated in the deed.

...Except as provided in sections 5302.17, 5302.20, and 5302.21 of the Revised Code, if any interest in real property is conveyed or devised to two or more persons, such persons hold title as tenants in common and the joint interest created is a tenancy in common.

...(A) Except as provided in section 5302.21 of the Revised Code, if any interest in real property is conveyed or devised to two or more persons for their joint lives and then to the survivor or survivors of them, those persons hold title as survivorship tenants, and the joint interest created is a survivorship tenancy. Any deed or will containing language that shows a clear intent to create a survivorship tenancy shall...

...(A) Sections 5302.17 to 5302.20 of the Revised Code do not affect deeds that were executed and recorded prior to the effective date of this section and that created a tenancy by the entireties in a husband and wife pursuant to section 5302.17 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to the effective date of this section. If spouses covered by such deeds are tenants by the entireties on the day prior to the effective d...

...(A) As used in sections 5302.22, 5302.222, 5302.23, and 5302.24 of the Revised Code: (1) "Affidavit of confirmation" means an affidavit executed under division (A) of section 5302.222 of the Revised Code. (2) "Survivorship tenancy" means an ownership of real property or any interest in real property by two or more persons that is created by executing a deed pursuant to section 5302.17 of the Revised Code. (3...

...(A) As used in this section, "medicaid estate recovery program" means the program instituted under section 5162.21 of the Revised Code. (B) The administrator of the medicaid estate recovery program shall prescribe a form on which a beneficiary of a transfer on death designation affidavit as provided in section 5302.22 of the Revised Code, who survives the deceased owner of the real property or an interest in the rea...

...(A) The transfer of a deceased owner's real property or interest in real property as designated in a transfer on death designation affidavit provided in section 5302.22 of the Revised Code shall be recorded by presenting to the county auditor of the county in which the real property is located and filing with the county recorder of that county an affidavit of confirmation executed by any transfer on death benef...