What Ohio actually requires
Ohio Revised Code section 5302.30 requires a prescribed disclosure form for covered transfers of one-to-four-unit residential property and explains the form's limits and exemptions. The form reports conditions actually known to the seller; it is not a warranty or a substitute for the buyer's inspections.
The current form is prescribed through Ohio Administrative Code rule 1301:5-6-10. Read the form itself and answer from actual knowledge. Do not guess at a property line or call a county GIS image a survey.
Boundary facts worth resolving early
- A fence, drive, garage, shed, retaining wall, or addition appears close to the line.
- Access depends on a shared or poorly documented drive.
- The deed description, subdivision plat, and occupied ground do not seem consistent.
- A neighbor has challenged a line or moved a marker.
- The marketed acreage or developable area is important to the asking price.
Use the old survey as evidence, not a promise
Locate any prior survey and send it to the transaction professionals. Note changes since its date. The original surveyor may be able to explain whether an update or field visit is appropriate, but the lender and title company decide whether the prior document satisfies their current needs.
Ask before ordering
Confirm the exact product, who orders it, who pays, and the deadline in the purchase contract. If the issue is one disputed line, describe that problem rather than requesting a generic "closing survey." Ohio's boundary-survey standards show why records, field evidence, monumentation, and reporting are part of the assignment, not optional extras.