Senator Schiavoni’s Property Transfer Bill Gains Approval of Civil Justice Committee

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Senate Judiciary-Civil Justice Committee passed Senate Bill 124 this week. The bill, sponsored by Senator Joe Schiavoni, will make it easier for Ohioans to transfer property upon death.

Senate Bill 124, co-sponsored by Senator Keith Faber (R-Celina), changes the transfer of death designation instrument from a deed to an affidavit. The bill also allows an individual who owns real property or any interest in real property as a survivorship tenant to execute a transfer on death designation affidavit.

“This bill simplifies a current, complex law,” said Senator Schiavoni. “Plain and simple: it makes it easier for the average person to transfer property upon death.”

This marks the first bill Senator Schiavoni has introduced to pass committee less than 10 months into his tenure as a State Senator. Senator Schiavoni was appointed to the Senate in January, 2009.