[dropcap type=”circle” background=”#c6d0dd” color=”#414a58″ text_shadow=”#e2e8f0″] A [/dropcap]CCORDING to Ohio State University surveys, about half of all farmland in Ohio is leased. Many of the landlords leasing land are elderly, and their heirs are far removed from the land. The landlord may know or suspect that upon his or her death, the heirs will sell the …
August 2009 Country Counsel by: Robert Moore IN 2008, Ohio enacted a new fence law that makes use of fence line affidavits to establish adjoining landowners’ rights and obligations for shared fences. The purpose of the affidavits is to make a public record of these obligations so future disputes can be more easily resolved. An …
July 2009 Country Counsel by: Robert Moore OHIO and federal law gives government entities and utility companies the authority to use an individual’s land for a public project such as a roadway or utility line. The legal definition for this concept is appropriation, but it is better known as eminent domain. The authority of eminent …
