Unfair service agreement recording prohibited

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5301.77, under Chapter 5301 | Conveyances; Encumbrances.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5301.77

(A) No person shall record or cause to be recorded in this state an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of an unfair service agreement. (B) A county recorder shall not accept for recording an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of an unfair service agreement. (C) If an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of an unfair service agreement is recorded in violation of this section, it does not provide actual or constructive notice against an otherwise bona fide purchaser of the residential real estate or any other individual or entity that may obtain an interest in the residential real estate. Last updated April 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM