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Ohio Rev. Code § 5723.03 (2026)

Redemption of forfeited property

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April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly
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If the former owner of real property that has been forfeited, at any time before the state has disposed of such property, pays into the treasury of the county in which the property is situated, all the taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, and costs incurred in the foreclosure or foreclosure and forfeiture proceedings under section 323.25, 5721.14, or 5721.18 or sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code or in proceedings under this chapter that stand charged against the property at the time of such payment, the state shall relinquish to such former owner all claim to such property. The county auditor shall then reenter the property on the auditor's tax list, under the name of the proper owner.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Cuyahoga Cty. Treasurer v. Holloway, 2022 Ohio 301 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
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Cuyahoga Cty. Treasurer v. Holloway, 2022 Ohio 301 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “01 requires property subject to foreclosure under R.C. 323.”
Craig v. Cromes, 2025 Ohio 5759 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “2 Even after forfeiture, R.C. 5723.03 gives the former owner a right to redeem the property up until the state has “disposed of such property.”
State ex rel. Fodor v. Monroe, 160 Ohio St. (N.S.) 495 (Ohio 1954). · cites it 12× “The answer to the question involves the interpretation of Section 5746, General Code (Section 5723.03, Revised Code), and Section 2672-2, General Code (Section 323.”
Levin v. Carney, 161 Ohio St. (N.S.) 513 (Ohio 1954). · cites it 10× “42, Revised Code), has no application in this case, and that the issue raised is governed by the provisions of Section 5746, General Code (Section 5723.03, Revised Code). Section 2672-2, General Code (Section 323.”
Cuyahoga Cty. Treasurer v. LaRossa Prop. Affiliates, Ltd., 2026 Ohio 2181 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× ““After forfeiture, R.C. 5723.03 gives the former owner a right to redeem the property until the property is sold.”
Jonke v. Rubin, 170 Ohio St. 41 (Ohio 1959). · cites it 6× “The rights of a former owner, following an order of forfeiture, and of those claiming under him stem from Section 5723.03, Revised Code, which reads as follows: “If the former owner of a tract of land or town lot, which has been forfeited, at any time before the state has…”
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