{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4703.20","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4703.20","heading":"Architect lien definitions.","body":"As used in sections 4703.20 to 4703.206 of the Revised Code:\n(A) \"Architect\" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association providing architect services pursuant to this chapter. \"Architect\" does not include a landscape architect registered under this chapter.\n(B)(1)(a) \"Commercial real estate\" means any parcel of real estate in this state other than real estate containing or intended to contain one-to-four residential units.\n(b) \"Commercial real estate\" includes any improvement made to or with regard to such a parcel.\n(2) \"Commercial real estate\" does not include either of the following:\n(a) Single-family residential units such as condominiums, townhouses, manufactured homes or industrialized units as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or homes in a subdivision when sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis, even though these units may be a part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more than four residential units;\n(b) Real estate owned by a public authority as defined in section 1311.25 of the Revised Code.\n(C) \"Improvement\" means all of the following:\n(1) Designing, planning, constructing, erecting, altering, repairing, demolishing, removing, or providing other construction services with regard to any of the following:\n(a) Any building or appurtenance thereto;\n(b) A fixture, bridge, or other structure;\n(c) Any gas pipeline or well, including a well drilled or constructed for the production of oil or gas.\n(2) The furnishing of tile for the drainage of any lot or land;\n(3) The excavation, cleanup, or removal of hazardous material or waste from real property;\n(4) The enhancement or embellishment of real property by seeding, sodding, or the planting thereon of any plants;\n(5) The grading or filling to establish a grade.\n(D) \"Owner\" means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in commercial real estate, including a contingent interest, pursuant to an agreement or contract, and who enters into a written contract with an architect for services to be provided with regard to any such interest in the commercial real estate.","path":["Title 47 Occupations-Professions","Chapter 4703 Architects"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4703.20","current_through":"2021-09-30 (Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:37Z","sha256":"02adeac95a4ecb0c2660376abadf0000e153f8118f70bdb640ee69ef6c2807c9","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4703.19","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4703.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}