Ohio § 5303.17 Action by occupying claimant after election

Ohio Statutes

§ 5303.17 — Action by occupying claimant after election

Ohio § 5303.17

Title 53Real Property

Ch. 5303Actions Relating To Realty

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5303.17 (2026).

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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 sections5303.15and5303.16of 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 court its value, without improvements, thereafter they may bring suit in the courts which gave judgment of eviction, and obtain judgment for the title to the land, if it was not previously conveyed to such occupant.

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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 sections5303.15and5303.16of 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 court its value, without improvements, thereafter they may bring suit in the courts which gave judgment of eviction, and obtain judgment for the title to the land, if it was not previously conveyed to such occupant.