Ohio Rev. Code § 4735.59 (2026)

To change the party a licensee represents in a real estate transaction after an agency disclosure statement has been signed and dated, following verbal disclosure of the agency relationship, or following an agency agreement under section 4735.55 of the Revised Code, the licensee shall obtain written consent from the party originally represented to represent another party in the transaction. The licensee shall promptly notify all persons who had been notified of the original relationship.

The Ohio real estate commission may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to provide for required disclosures when a licensee terminates an agency relationship and becomes a principal in the transaction.