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Ohio Rev. Code § 1311.03 (2026)

Lien upon street, turnpike, road, sidewalk, way, drain, ditch or sewer

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Effective:
March 30, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 126th General Assembly
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Any person who performs labor or work or furnishes material, for the construction, alteration, or repair of any street, turnpike, road, sidewalk, way, drain, ditch, or sewer by virtue of a private contract between the person and the owner, part owner, or lessee of lands upon which the same may be constructed, altered, or repaired, or of lands abutting thereon, or as subcontractor, laborer, or material supplier, performs labor or work or furnishes material to such original contractor or to any subcontractor in carrying forward or completing such contract, has a lien for the payment thereof against the lands of the owner, part owner, or lessee, upon which the street, turnpike, road, sidewalk, way, drain, or sewer is constructed or upon which any such street, turnpike, road, sidewalk, way, drain, ditch, or sewer abuts, as provided in section 1311.02 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1965–2017 · leading case: Rootstown Excavating, Inc. v. Smith, 2011-Ohio-6415.
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Rootstown Excavating, Inc. v. Smith, 2011-Ohio-6415. “{¶10} R.C. 1311.03 provides that every person who, pursuant to a contract with the owner or holder of another legal interest in real property, provides improvements to roads, drains, or sewers, shall have a lien on the property to secure payment for what he is owed.”
Krlich v. Clemente, 2017-Ohio-5633, 94 N.E.3d 35. · cites it 2× “16 : {¶ 34} "Any person holding a mechanic's lien * * * may proceed by petition, as in other cases of liens, against the owner and all other persons interested, either as lienholders or otherwise, in any improvement, or street, turnpike, road, sidewalk, way, drain, ditch, or…”
Vitale Bros. v. Wurtz, 206 N.E.2d 585 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2× “02 of the Eevised Code, or in any street, turnpike, road, sidewalk, way, drain, ditch, or sewer, as mentioned in Section 1311.03 of the Eevised Code, and the lot or land on which it stands or to which it may be removed, and obtain such judgment therein for the rent or sale…”
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