Ohio § 5301.09
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5301.09, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5301.09.
In recognition that such leases and licenses create an interest in real estate, all
leases, licenses, and assignments thereof, or of any interest therein, given or made
concerning lands or tenements in this state, by which any right is granted to operate
or to sink or drill wells thereon for natural gas and petroleum or either, or pertaining
thereto, shall be filed for record and recorded in such lease record without delay,
and shall not be removed until recorded. No such lease or assignment thereof shall be accepted for record after September
24, 1963, unless it contains the mailing address of both the lessor and lessee or
assignee. If the county in which the land subject to any such lease is located maintains permanent
parcel numbers or sectional indexes pursuant to section 317.20 of the Revised Code , no such lease shall be accepted for record after December 31, 1984, unless it contains
the applicable permanent parcel number and the information required by section 317.20 of the Revised Code to index such lease in the sectional indexes; and, in the event any such lease recorded
after December 31, 1984, is subsequently assigned in whole or in part, and the county
in which the land subject thereto is located maintains records by microfilm or other
microphotographic process, the assignment shall contain the same descriptive information
required to be included in the original lease by this sentence, but the omission of
the information required by this section does not affect the validity of any lease. Whenever any such lease is forfeited for failure of the lessee, the lessee's successors
or assigns to abide by specifically described covenants provided for in the lease,
or because the term of the lease has expired, the lessee, the lessee's successors
or assigns, shall have such lease released of record in the county where such land
is situated without cost to the owner thereof. No such lease or license is valid until it is filed for record, except as between
the parties thereto, unless the person claiming thereunder is in actual and open possession.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5301.09
What does Ohio Revised Code § 5301.09 cover?
Section 5301.09 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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