Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 5303.31 (2026)

Estates may be leased

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(A) Upon like proceedings as for the sale of an estate described in section 5303.21 of the Revised Code, but subject to division (B) of this section, the court of common pleas may direct that such estate be leased for a term of years, renewable or otherwise, with or without an option on the part of the lessee to purchase the estate leased, as appears most beneficial, and on such terms as appear just and equitable. The rents and profits shall be paid to the person who might otherwise be entitled to the use and occupancy of the estate or the income of it.

(B) If an estate is held in trust and if the trustee is authorized by the trust instrument of lease real property, a court of common pleas shall not direct pursuant to division (A) of this section that the estate be leased unless the trustee consents to the lease.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Stadler v. Gatchell, 2022-Ohio-1325.
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Stadler v. Gatchell, 2022-Ohio-1325. “See R.C. 5303.31 (in an action to quiet title: “The clerk of the court shall cause to be recorded in the deed records of each county in which any part of the real property lies, a certified copy of the judgment or decree determining the interests of the parties.”
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