How Can We Get Title to Abandoned Property in Ohio?
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We suggest contacting the local police department, as abandoned property ordinances vary by local area. Typically, written notice is required to be sent to the owner to claim the property with the specified time to avoid sale.
The fact that an abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor has been so left without permission or notification is prima facie evidence of abandonment. Similarly, No person can willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in section 4513.63 of the Revised Code on private property for more than seventy-two hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for forty-eight hours or longer without notification to the sheriff of the county or chief of police of the municipal corporation, township, or township police district of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place. The fact that a motor vehicle has been so left without permission or notification is prima-facie evidence of abandonment.
Please see the following OH statutes:
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1547.30
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1547.303
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1547.304
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4513.60
