Effective: January 30, 2014
Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly
All agreements between the owners of adjoining properties filed in accordance with this chapter, all affidavits filed by owners in accordance with this chapter, and all assignments of and findings and decisions regarding responsibility for building and maintaining in good repair partition fences made under this chapter shall be recorded in the official records of the county recorder. A document recorded in the official records shall be final between the parties thereto and successive owners thereafter until modified by a subsequent document. All documents recorded shall describe the land where a partition fence is located and the portion of the fence assigned to each applicable owner. In addition, the documents shall describe the purposes and use of the partition fence.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Section 971.01 | Owner Defined.
Section 971.02 | Preferred Partition Fence for Livestock Enclosures.
Section 971.03 | Application of Chapter.
Section 971.04 | Alternative Fence Agreement Between Owners.
Section 971.05 | Affidavit Concerning Previous Partition Fence.
Section 971.06 | Responsibility for Maintaining Existing Fence - Removal.
Section 971.07 | Responsibility for New Partition Fence - Reimbursement.
Section 971.071 | Allocation of Fence Costs Between Property Owners.
Section 971.08 | Entry Onto Adjoining Property to Maintain Fence.
Section 971.09 | Action for Costs of Maintaining Fence.
Section 971.10 | Costs for Making Assignment.
Section 971.11 | Collection of Tax.
Section 971.12 | Partition Fences - Failure to Comply With Assignment.
Section 971.13 | Costs for Building Fences.
Section 971.14 | Duties of County Auditor.
Section 971.15 | Partition Fence Records.
Section 971.16 | Action for Failure to Build or Maintain Partition Fence.
Section 971.17 | Notification of Removal.
Section 971.18 | Negligently Permitting Livestock to Run at Large.
Section 971.33 | Cutting of Noxious Weeds.
Section 971.34 | Notice to Landowner Failing to Cut Noxious Weeds.
Section 971.35 | Cost - Collection and Payment.