{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1312.01","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 1312.01","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(A) \"Construction defect\" means a deficiency that arises directly or indirectly out of the construction or the substantial rehabilitation of a residential building. \"Substantial rehabilitation\" includes the addition of a room and the removal or installation of a wall, partition, or portion of the structural design.\n(B) \"Dwelling action\" means any civil action in contract or tort for damages or indemnity brought against a residential contractor for damages or the loss of use of real property caused by a construction defect.\n(C) \"Owner\" means an owner or a prospective owner of a residential building or a dwelling unit in a residential building who enters into a contract with a residential contractor for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of that residential building or unit.\n(D) \"Residential building\" means a structure that is a one-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling house or a dwelling unit within that structure, any accessory structures incidental to that dwelling house, and a unit in a condominium development in which the owner holds title to that unit. \"Residential building\" includes any structure that is used as a model to promote the sale of a similar dwelling house.\n(E) \"Residential contractor\" means a person or entity who, for pay, enters into a contract with an owner for the construction or the substantial rehabilitation of a residential building and who has primary responsibility for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of a residential building.\n(F) \"Accessory structure\" has the same meaning as in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code.","path":["Title 13 Commercial Transactions","Chapter 1312 Residential Contractor Right to Cure"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1312.01","current_through":"2005-05-27 (House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:29Z","sha256":"05fb3c16c1033794816692b3bfc98fc3eb0164f7c6f1618d21f624e542651c19","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1311.93","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1312.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}