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Ohio Rev. Code § 2329.01 (2026)

Property subject to levy and sale

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(A) Lands and tenements, including vested legal interests therein, permanent leasehold estates renewable forever, and goods and chattels, not exempt by law, shall be subject to the payment of debts, and liable to be taken on execution and sold as provided in sections 2329.02 to 2329.61 of the Revised Code.

(B) As used in sections 2329.02 to 2329.61 of the Revised Code:

(1) "Commercial property" means any property that is not residential property.

(2) "Private selling officer" means a resident of this state licensed as both an auctioneer under Chapter 4707. of the Revised Code and as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson under Chapter 4735. of the Revised Code.

(3) "Residential mortgage loan" and "residential property" have the same meanings as in section 2308.01 of the Revised Code.

(4) "Judgment debtor" includes any individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, or association.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 70 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Farmers State Bank v. Sponaugle (Slip Opinion), 2019-Ohio-2518, 157 Ohio St. 3d 151.
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Farmers State Bank v. Sponaugle (Slip Opinion), 2019-Ohio-2518, 157 Ohio St. 3d 151. · cites it 4× “If the trial court, after examining the proceedings, finds that the sale conformed with R.C. 2329.01 through 2329.61, inclusive, then the court enters an order confirming the sale and orders the dispersal of the proceeds.”
CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Roznowski (Slip Opinion), 2014-Ohio-1984, 11 N.E.3d 1140. · cites it 2× “31(A) provides: 15 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO Upon the return of any writ of execution for the satisfaction of which lands and tenements have been sold, on careful examination of the proceedings of the officer making the sale, if the court of common pleas finds that the sale was…”
Drown v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Scott), 424 B.R. 315 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2010). · cites it 5× “” Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 2329.01 (West 2010).”
Basil v. Vincello, 553 N.E.2d 602 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 3× “It provides: “Lands and tenements, including vested legal interests therein, permanent leasehold estates renewable forever, and goods and chattels, not exempt by law, shall be subject to the payment of debts, and liable to be taken on execution and sold as provided in sections…”
Ohio Sav. Bank v. Ambrose, 563 N.E.2d 1388 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 2× “The land cannot be sold for less than two thirds of the appraised value.”
State ex rel. Midwest Pride IV, Inc. v. Pontious, 664 N.E.2d 931 (Ohio 1996). “31 provides: “Upon the return of any writ of execution for the satisfaction of which lands and tenements have been sold, on careful examination of the proceedings of the officer making the sale, if the court of common pleas finds that the sale was made, in all respects, in…”
Huntington Nat'l Bank v. Burch, 809 N.E.2d 55 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2004). · cites it 3× “31, confirm a sale of property that is in conformity with R.C. 2329.01 to R.C. 2329.61, we conclude that the sheriffs appraisers failed to appraise the property in conformity with R.”
Farmers State Bank v. Sponaugle, 2017-Ohio-4322, 92 N.E.3d 355. · cites it 2× “2000-P-0090, 2001 WL 589343 , *3 (June 2, 2001).”
State ex rel. Sponaugle v. Hein (Slip Opinion), 2018-Ohio-3155, 108 N.E.3d 1089. “31(A) requires the court, upon the return of the writ of execution for any relevant sale, to order an entry on the journal confirming the sale "if the court of common pleas finds that the sale was made, in all respects, in conformity with sections 2329.01 to 2329.61 of the…”
Third Fed. S.& L. Assn. of Cleveland v. Rains, 2012-Ohio-5708. · cites it 2× “In making its decision to confirm a sheriff’s sale, a trial court must determine whether the sale was conducted in accordance with R.C. 2329.01 through 2329.61 inclusive. See R.”
Whipps v. Ryan, 2013-Ohio-4334. · cites it 2× “Main Street Columbus Ohio and Ordering Deed and Distribution (in the alternative to Assignment #1) as the sale was not conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 2329.01 thru 2329.61 and there are questions regarding lack of No.”
In re Starr, 485 B.R. 835 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2012). · cites it 4× “Relying on O.R.C. § 2329.01, the Bank argues that the exemption statute only protects vested legal interests in land and tenements.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2329.01(A): 1 case
Kadhem, No. 2:26-cv-00011 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 27, 2026).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2329.01(A)(1): 1 case
State v. Nelson, 2023-Ohio-3566, 225 N.E.3d 480.
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