Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances
Section 5301.68 | Granting Conservation or Agricultural Easement.

Effective: January 1, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
An owner of land may grant a conservation easement to the department of natural resources, a park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, a township park district created under section 511.18 of the Revised Code, a conservancy district created under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code, a soil and water conservation district created under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, a regional water and sewer district created under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, a county, a township, a municipal corporation, or a charitable organization that is authorized to hold conservation easements by division (B) of section 5301.69 of the Revised Code, in the form of articles of dedication, easement, covenant, restriction, or condition. An owner of land also may grant an agricultural easement to the director of agriculture; to a municipal corporation, county, township, or soil and water conservation district; or to a charitable organization described in division (B) of section 5301.69 of the Revised Code. An owner of land may grant an agricultural easement only on land that is valued for purposes of real property taxation at its current value for agricultural use under section 5713.31 of the Revised Code or that constitutes a homestead when the easement is granted.
All conservation easements and agricultural easements shall be executed and recorded in the same manner as other instruments conveying interests in land.

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Ohio Revised Code

Title 53 | Real Property

Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances

Section 5301.01 | Acknowledgment of Deed, Mortgage, Land Contract, Lease or Memorandum of Trust.

Section 5301.011 | Recorded Instrument to Contain Volume and Page Reference.

Section 5301.012 | Identification of Agency for Whose Use and Benefit Interest in Real Property Is Acquired.

Section 5301.02 | Words Necessary to Create a Fee Simple Estate.

Section 5301.03 | Grantee as Trustee or Agent.

Section 5301.04 | Deed, Mortgage, or Lease of a Married Person.

Section 5301.05 | Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants - Void.

Section 5301.057 | Transfer Fee Covenant.

Section 5301.06 | Instruments Executed According to Law of Place Where Made.

Section 5301.07 | Delivery and Acceptance of Real Property Instrument; Presumptions.

Section 5301.071 | Validity of Instruments Not Affected by Certain Actions or Omissions.

Section 5301.072 | Deed Restrictions Prohibiting Placement of Flag Unenforceable.

Section 5301.08 | Certain Leases Unaffected.

Section 5301.09 | Recording Lease of Natural Gas and Petroleum.

Section 5301.10 | Parties Defendant in Suits to Cancel Leases.

Section 5301.11 | Effect of Destruction of Building Upon Lessee.

Section 5301.12 | Purchaser at Tax Sale.

Section 5301.13 | Mode of Conveyance by State.

Section 5301.14 | Copy of Record of Lost Deed to Be Evidence.

Section 5301.15 | Governor May Execute New Deed to Supply Lost Conveyance.

Section 5301.16 | Execution of Conveyance by State When Purchaser Dies Before Deed Made.

Section 5301.17 | New Deed From State to Correct Errors.

Section 5301.18 | Deeds From State Must Recite Facts.

Section 5301.19 | Release of Mortgage to the State.

Section 5301.20 | Reversion to Owner of Land Conveyed to State.

Section 5301.21 | Adjoining Owners May Fix Corner or Line.

Section 5301.22 | Effect of Agreement With a Guardian.

Section 5301.23 | Mortgage Effective Dates.

Section 5301.231 | Effective Dates of Amendments, Supplements, Modifications or Extensions of Mortgages, or of Debt Secured by Mortgages,.

Section 5301.232 | Open-End Mortgages.

Section 5301.233 | Mortgage May Secure Unpaid Balances of Advances Made.

Section 5301.24 | Acquisition of Property by State Not to Affect Mortgage Lien - State, a Party.

Section 5301.25 | Recording in County Where Real Estate Situated - Survey Form.

Section 5301.251 | Memorandum of Lease Recording.

Section 5301.252 | Recording Affidavit Relating to Title.

Section 5301.253 | Written Notice of Code Violations Prior to Entering Into Agreement for Transfer of Title to Property.

Section 5301.254 | Filing Information With Secretary of State by Nonresident Alien Acquiring Interest in Real Property.

Section 5301.255 | Memorandum of Trust Recording.

Section 5301.26 | Vendor's Lien.

Section 5301.27 | Conditional Grants or Devises of Real Estate.

Section 5301.28 | Release of Mortgage - Assignment.

Section 5301.29 | Releases of Mortgages Made Valid.

Section 5301.291 | Mortgage Release, Cancellation, or Satisfaction Not Defective.

Section 5301.30 | Expiration of Mortgage Lien - Limitation.

Section 5301.31 | Assignment or Partial Release in Margin of Original Record.

Section 5301.32 | Assignment or Partial Release by Separate Instrument.

Section 5301.33 | Cancellation, Release, and Assignment of Leases.

Section 5301.331 | Land Contract Cancellation, Partial Release, or Assignment.

Section 5301.332 | Forfeiture for Failure of Lessee, Successors or Assigns to Abide by Specifically Described Covenants.

Section 5301.34 | Release of Mortgage on Certificate of Mortgagee or Assignee.

Section 5301.35 | Waiver of Priority of Mortgages - Execution and Recording - Fees.

Section 5301.36 | Entry of Satisfaction.

Section 5301.361 | Unreleased Mortgages; Liability for Damages for Failure to Record.

Section 5301.37 | Recording of Separate Instruments.

Section 5301.38 | Record of Patents, Copies, and Exemplifications.

Section 5301.39 | When Court to Order Clerk to Make Entry on Record of Mortgage.

Section 5301.40 | Mortgage or Lien Satisfied by Suit.

Section 5301.41 | Effect of Reversal of Judgment.

Section 5301.42 | Effect of Entry by Clerk.

Section 5301.43 | Certified Copy of Record of Instrument as Evidence.

Section 5301.44 | Certified Copy of Record in Action to Cure Defects.

Section 5301.45 | Instrument Executed and Acknowledged Upon Different Sheets.

Section 5301.46 | Assignment, Release, or Cancellation of Interest Made by Separate Instrument to Contain Description.

Section 5301.47 | Marketable Title Definitions.

Section 5301.48 | Unbroken Chain of Title of Record.

Section 5301.49 | Record Marketable Title.

Section 5301.50 | Interests Prior to Effective Date of Root of Title.

Section 5301.51 | Preservation of Interest in Land.

Section 5301.52 | Notice and Filing of Claim of Interest in Land.

Section 5301.53 | Certain Rights Not Barred or Extinguished.

Section 5301.54 | Effect of Changes.

Section 5301.55 | Liberal Construction of Statutes.

Section 5301.56 | Mineral Interests - Vesting in Surface Owner.

Section 5301.61 | Removal of Fixtures or Improvements From Mortgaged Realty.

Section 5301.63 | Solar Access Easement Requirements.

Section 5301.67 | Conservation, Agricultural Easement Definitions.

Section 5301.68 | Granting Conservation or Agricultural Easement.

Section 5301.69 | Who May Acquire Conservation or Agricultural Easement.

Section 5301.691 | Director of Agriculture Purchase of Agricultural Easements.

Section 5301.692 | Holding Land or Interests in Land for Purpose of Retaining Use of Land Predominantly in Agriculture.

Section 5301.70 | Enforcement of Conservation Easement.

Section 5301.71 | Termination of Agricultural Leases.

Section 5301.80 | Environmental Covenants - Definitions.

Section 5301.81 | Holder of Environmental Covenant.

Section 5301.82 | Contents of Environmental Covenant - Required Signatures.

Section 5301.83 | Copies of Environmental Covenant to Be Provided.

Section 5301.84 | Obligations Under Environmental Covenant.

Section 5301.85 | Environmental Covenant Runs With Land - Enforceability.

Section 5301.86 | Antecedent Interests in Real Property - Subordination Agreement.

Section 5301.87 | Zoning Regulations and Prior Instruments.

Section 5301.88 | Filing and Recording of Environmental Covenants.

Section 5301.89 | Environmental Covenant Perpetual - Exceptions - Judicial Termination - Limitation.

Section 5301.90 | Amendment or Termination of Environmental Covenant by Consent - Assignment.

Section 5301.91 | Civil Action for Violation - Regulatory Authority - Liability.

Section 5301.92 | Preemption of Federal Electronic Signatures Statute.

Section 5301.99 | Penalty.