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Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51 (2026)

Displaced person definitions

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Effective:
July 1, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 381 - 118th General Assembly
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As used in sections 163.51 to 163.62 of the Revised Code:

(A) "State agency" means any department, agency, or instrumentality of a state or of a political subdivision of a state; any department, agency, or instrumentality of two or more states or of two or more political subdivisions of a state or states; or any community urban redevelopment corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 1728. of the Revised Code; and any person who has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain under state law.

(B) "Displacing agency" means any state agency or person carrying out a program or project with federal assistance, or carrying out any state highway project that causes a person to be a displaced person.

(C) "Federal financial assistance" means a grant, loan, or contribution provided by the United States.

(D) "Person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

(E)(1) Except as provided in divisions (E)(2) and (3) of this section, "displaced person" means any person who moves from real property, or moves his personal property from real property, as a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire or the acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, under a program or project undertaken by a state agency with federal financial assistance or with the rights and powers granted to a community urban redevelopment corporation by the provisions of Chapter 1728. of the Revised Code, or for any state highway project; or as a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition, or other displacing activity on real property undertaken by such state agencies, on which such person is a residential tenant or conducts a business or farm operation, where the head of the displacing agency determines that the displacement is permanent.

(2) Solely for the purpose of establishing eligibility for moving expenses and advisory assistance under sections 163.53 and 163.56 of the Revised Code, "displaced person" includes any person who moves from real property, or moves personal property from real property; as a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire or the acquisition of other real property, in whole or in part, on which such person conducts a business or farm operation, under a program or project undertaken by a state agency with federal financial assistance or with the rights and powers granted to a community urban redevelopment corporation by the provisions of Chapter 1728. of the Revised Code, or for any state highway project; or as a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition, or other displacing activity undertaken by such state agencies on such other real property, where the head of the displacing agency determines that the displacement is permanent.

(3) "Displaced person" does not include a person who has been determined, according to criteria established by the head of the displacing agency, to be either in unlawful occupancy of the displacement dwelling or to have occupied such dwelling for the purpose of obtaining assistance under this chapter; or a person who became an occupant of the dwelling after its acquisition and whose occupancy is on a rental basis for a short term or a period subject to termination when the property is needed for the program or project.

(F) "Business" means any lawful activity, excepting a farm operation, conducted primarily for one or more of the following:

(1) The purchase, sale, lease, and rental of personal and real property, and for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property;

(2) The sale of services to the public;

(3) By a nonprofit organization;

(4) Solely for the purposes of section 163.53 of the Revised Code, for assisting in the purchase, sale, resale, manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, personal property, or services by the erection and maintenance of an outdoor advertising display or displays, whether or not such display or displays are located on the premises on which any of the above activities are conducted.

(G) "Farm operation" means any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities, including timber, for sale or home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator's support.

(H) "Mortgage" means such classes of liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real property, under the laws of Ohio, together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby.

(I) "Comparable replacement dwelling" means any dwelling that is decent, safe, and sanitary; adequate in size to accommodate the occupants; within the financial means of the displaced person; functionally equivalent to the displaced person's dwelling; in an area not subject to unreasonable adverse environmental conditions; and in a location generally not less desirable than the location of the displaced person's dwelling with respect to public utilities, facilities, services, and the displaced person's place of employment.

(J) "Acquiring agency" means both of the following:

(1) A state agency with authority to acquire property by eminent domain under state law;

(2) A state agency or person without such authority, to the extent provided by the head of the lead agency by rule.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: Weir v. Consol. Rail Corp., 465 N.E.2d 1341 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983).
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Weir v. Consol. Rail Corp., 465 N.E.2d 1341 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 20× “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against the department, seeking reimbursement for the cost of moving the pipeline under R.C. 163.51 et seq. *64 R.C. 163.53 requires a “state agency” to pay relocation expenses to any “displaced person,” whenever the agency acquires real property for…”
Columbus S. Power Co. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 579 N.E.2d 735 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 16× “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against ODOT, seeking reimbursement, pursuant to R.C. 163.51 et seq., for the cost of moving the pipeline located underneath the property.”
Ohio Edison Co. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 620 N.E.2d 217 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 10× “Apparently, Ohio Edison was apprised of its right to seek relocation costs from ODOT under R.C. 163.51 et seq. and submitted an expense estimate to the agency.”
At&T CORP. v. City of Toledo, 351 F. Supp. 2d 744 (N.D. Ohio 2005). · cites it 3× “, or its state equivalent, Ohio Revised Code §§ 163.51 et. seq. The URAA provides financial assistance and other benefits to displaced persons “injured by the acquisition of real property by a state or federal agency using federal funds.”
Ohio Edison Co. v. Franklin Paper Co., 479 N.E.2d 843 (Ohio 1985). · cites it 2× “R.C. 163.51(B) defines a “state agency,” as used in R.”
State ex rel. New Wen, Inc. v. Marchbanks (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4865 (Ohio 2020). “4655(b)(1); see also R.C. 163.51(J)(1) (same definition). The director of ODOT has statutory authority to appropriate real property.”
Kim's Auto & Truck Serv., Inc. v. City of Toledo, 872 N.E.2d 1245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Weir (July 30, 1981), 5th Dist. No. 734, 1981 WL 6377 , argued that a declaratory-judgment proceeding was an inappropriate vehicle to challenge the amount of an award.”
At & T CORP. v. Lucas Cnty., 381 F. Supp. 2d 714 (N.D. Ohio 2005). · cites it 3× “Plaintiff also alleges that it is entitled to compensation under Ohio’s Relocation Assistance Statute, O.R.C. § 163.51 et seq. Eligibility for reimbursement under this statute, however, requires that federal funds were used in the project.”
Haynes v. Dayton Metro. Hous. Auth., 935 N.E.2d 473 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “DMHA further argues that applying R.C. 163.51 et seq., to the demolition of public housing would create a.”
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 660 N.E.2d 1225 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “51, as those statutes existed before the amendments in 1989; that Columbia was, therefore, a “displaced person,” as defined in R.C. 163.51(E)(3); and that it was entitled to be reimbursed for its relocation expenses.”
Haynes v. Dayton Metro. Hous. Auth., 2012 Ohio 3282 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “5501:2-5-01(A) states that the “purpose of rules 5501:2-5-01 to 5501:2-5-06 of the Administrative Code is to amplify sections 163.51 to 163.62 of the Revised Code and to implement the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.”
Wray v. Polston, 714 N.E.2d 468 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998). “” Essentially, the Polstons are complaining because, pursuant to the statute and regulations implementing the Ohio Relocation Assistance Program, set forth in R.C. 163.51 et seq. and Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 5501.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51(A) — 2 cases
At&T CORP. v. City of Toledo, 351 F. Supp. 2d 744 (N.D. Ohio 2005). “, or its state equivalent, Ohio Revised Code §§ 163.51 et. seq. The URAA provides financial assistance and other benefits to displaced persons “injured by the acquisition of real property by a state or federal agency using federal funds.”
At & T CORP. v. Lucas Cnty., 381 F. Supp. 2d 714 (N.D. Ohio 2005). “Plaintiff also alleges that it is entitled to compensation under Ohio’s Relocation Assistance Statute, O.R.C. § 163.51 et seq. Eligibility for reimbursement under this statute, however, requires that federal funds were used in the project.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51(B) — 3 cases
Ohio Edison Co. v. Franklin Paper Co., 479 N.E.2d 843 (Ohio 1985). “R.C. 163.51(B) defines a “state agency,” as used in R.”
Weir v. Consol. Rail Corp., 465 N.E.2d 1341 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against the department, seeking reimbursement for the cost of moving the pipeline under R.C. 163.51 et seq. *64 R.C. 163.53 requires a “state agency” to pay relocation expenses to any “displaced person,” whenever the agency acquires real property for…”
Columbus S. Power Co. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 579 N.E.2d 735 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against ODOT, seeking reimbursement, pursuant to R.C. 163.51 et seq., for the cost of moving the pipeline located underneath the property.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51(D) — 2 cases
Weir v. Consol. Rail Corp., 465 N.E.2d 1341 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against the department, seeking reimbursement for the cost of moving the pipeline under R.C. 163.51 et seq. *64 R.C. 163.53 requires a “state agency” to pay relocation expenses to any “displaced person,” whenever the agency acquires real property for…”
Columbus S. Power Co. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 579 N.E.2d 735 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against ODOT, seeking reimbursement, pursuant to R.C. 163.51 et seq., for the cost of moving the pipeline located underneath the property.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51(E) — 1 case
Columbus S. Power Co. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 579 N.E.2d 735 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). “Buckeye filed a counterclaim against ODOT, seeking reimbursement, pursuant to R.C. 163.51 et seq., for the cost of moving the pipeline located underneath the property.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51(E)(3) — 1 case
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 660 N.E.2d 1225 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “51, as those statutes existed before the amendments in 1989; that Columbia was, therefore, a “displaced person,” as defined in R.C. 163.51(E)(3); and that it was entitled to be reimbursed for its relocation expenses.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 163.51(J)(1) — 1 case
State ex rel. New Wen, Inc. v. Marchbanks (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4865 (Ohio 2020). “4655(b)(1); see also R.C. 163.51(J)(1) (same definition). The director of ODOT has statutory authority to appropriate real property.”
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