Ohio Code 5309.77 – Effect of instruments dealing with registered land
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A deed, mortgage, lease or other instrument purporting to convey, transfer, mortgage, lease, charge, or otherwise deal with registered land, or any interest therein, or charge upon such land, other than a will, or a lease for a term not exceeding three years when the land is in the actual possession of the lessee or his assigns, shall take effect only as a contract between the parties thereto and as authority to the county recorder to register the transfer, mortgage, lease, charge, or other dealing upon compliance with sections 5309.02 to 5310.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5309.77
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Registered land: means any land registered under this chapter and Chapter 5310 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 5309.01