Ohio § 971.04 Alternative fence agreement between owners

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§ 971.04 — Alternative fence agreement between owners

Ohio § 971.04

Title 9Agriculture-Animals-Fences

Ch. 971Fences

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 971.04 (2026).

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Nothing in this chapter prevents the owners of  adjoining properties from entering into a written agreement that  states that no fence is needed between the properties, a fence  other than a preferred partition fence may be built and maintained  pursuant to division (C)(1) of section971.02of the Revised Code,  or the rights and obligations of the owners are different from  what is established in this chapter. The agreement shall be filed  with the applicable county recorder and placed in the partition  fence record established under section971.15of the Revised Code.  In addition, the agreement runs with the properties that are  subject to the agreement.

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Nothing in this chapter prevents the owners of adjoining properties from entering into a written agreement that states that no fence is needed between the properties, a fence other than a preferred partition fence may be built and maintained pursuant to division (C)(1) of section971.02of the Revised Code, or the rights and obligations of the owners are different from what is established in this chapter. The agreement shall be filed with the applicable county recorder and placed in the partition fence record established under section971.15of the Revised Code. In addition, the agreement runs with the properties that are subject to the agreement.