The Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form
Many home sales use the state form. Whether yours does is a legal question for an attorney.
Ohio has a Residential Property Disclosure Form for many home sales. The seller fills it out from what the seller actually knows. It is not a warranty, and it is not an inspection. Exemptions exist. Whether your sale needs the form is a legal question. If you want a legal answer, ask an attorney. This page is not legal advice.
The official page and the form are on the Ohio Department of Commerce site: Residential Property Disclosure Form. The statute is Ohio Revised Code 5302.30. A PDF of the form is posted by the state at this Department of Commerce file. Use the current form, not an old copy.
What to do with it
- Answer from what you know. Do not guess about a system you have never opened.
- If something changes after you sign the form, ask an attorney how an update works. Do not wait and hope.
- Buyers should still get their own inspection. The form does not replace one. See the inspection guide.
Homes built before 1978 can also trigger a federal lead-paint disclosure. That is a different form. The inspection guide links the EPA page.
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