{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5302.13","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5302.13","heading":"Mortgage covenants meaning and effect.","body":"In a mortgage of real estate, or any interest therein, the words \"mortgage covenants\" have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words, and shall be applied and construed accordingly:\n\"The mortgagor covenants with the mortgagee and his heirs, assigns, and successors, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that the mortgagor has good right to sell and convey the same; and that he does warrant and will defend the same to the mortgagee and his heirs, assigns, and successors, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.\"","path":["Title 53 Real Property","Chapter 5302 Statutory Forms Of Land Conveyance"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5302.13","current_through":"1965-10-30 (House Bill 163 - 106th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:40Z","sha256":"e131ae9eeb27ed8c25035fc6fd29452f4eed8f2ffb5faa90f88b57f1af498c2b","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5302.12","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5302.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}