Free Ohio Affidavit of Death

In Ohio, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit on the death of a survivorship tenant”; a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Affidavit of confirmation”.

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Who may sign in Ohio: Not stated; R.C. 5302.17 names no affiant for the affidavit on the death of a survivorship tenant.

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The “Affidavit on the death of a survivorship tenant”: Ohio law lets a survivorship tenant's death be recorded by an affidavit, with a certified copy of the death certificate, presented to the county auditor and filed with the county recorder. Title vests in the survivors at the death; recording is optional. A surviving joint owner records it with the county recording office, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: Not stated; R.C. 5302.17 names no affiant for the affidavit on the death of a survivorship tenant. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: the names of the other survivorship tenant or tenants; the address of the other survivorship tenant or tenants; the date of death of the decedent; a description of the real property; a reference to the recording of the instrument by which the decedent and the survivors took title (volume and page, or other identification of the recording). Attached when recorded: death certificate of the deceased survivorship tenant (certified copy of a death certificate).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer: title passed at the death under the instrument. Filed with it: Statement of Reason for Exemption From Real Property Conveyance Fee (DTE 100EX).

The “Affidavit of confirmation”: In Ohio, title vests in the transfer on death beneficiary at the owner's death. The transfer is recorded by the beneficiary's sworn affidavit of confirmation, with a certified copy of the death certificate, presented to the county auditor and filed with the county recorder. Who signs: Any transfer on death beneficiary to whom the transfer is made. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

The Affidavit of Death in Ohio

When a joint owner dies in Ohio, the land records still show the deceased owner. What a surviving joint owner records: the “Affidavit on the death of a survivorship tenant”. What it does: Ohio law lets a survivorship tenant's death be recorded by an affidavit, with a certified copy of the death certificate, presented to the county auditor and filed with the county recorder. Title vests in the survivors at the death; recording is optional. It goes to the county recording office.

What the statute has it state: the names of the other survivorship tenant or tenants; the address of the other survivorship tenant or tenants; the date of death of the decedent, and 2 more.

Attached when recorded: death certificate of the deceased survivorship tenant (certified copy of a death certificate).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record. Filed with it: Statement of Reason for Exemption From Real Property Conveyance Fee (DTE 100EX).

A transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Affidavit of confirmation”: In Ohio, title vests in the transfer on death beneficiary at the owner's death. The transfer is recorded by the beneficiary's sworn affidavit of confirmation, with a certified copy of the death certificate, presented to the county auditor and filed with the county recorder. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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Free Ohio Affidavit of Death

In Ohio, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit on the death of a survivorship tenant”; a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Affidavit of confirmation”.

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The Affidavit of Death in Ohio

What the statute has it state: the names of the other survivorship tenant or tenants; the address of the other survivorship tenant or tenants; the date of death of the decedent, and 2 more.

Attached when recorded: death certificate of the deceased survivorship tenant (certified copy of a death certificate).

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