An Ohio purchase agreement is a written contract in which a seller agrees to sell and a buyer agrees to buy real estate on stated terms. This printable purchase and sale agreement records the parties, the real estate, the price and the closing. For a home sale, Ohio law also requires the seller to complete a disclosure form and give it to the buyer.[1.3] Download the form below or fill it out online.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Ohio law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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An Ohio residential purchase and sale agreement is the real estate contract for selling a home. It names the buyer and the seller, describes the home and states the price and the terms of the deal. One agreement usually covers one home. A home sale also involves the seller's disclosure form, which is covered below.
The parties can tailor the terms to their deal. A real estate purchase agreement usually covers these matters:
In practice, both parties sign and date the agreement, and that date is usually treated as the effective date. Check every negotiated term before you sign. To fill in the downloaded PDF on your screen, use the PDF editor, then print the agreement for signing.
Your real estate agent may also give you an agency disclosure. It explains whom the agent represents and is a separate document from the Ohio disclosure form.
An Ohio commercial purchase and sale agreement is the real estate contract for selling commercial space, such as offices, shops or warehouses. These deals are usually more complex than a home sale, so both sides prepare more carefully. The seller disclosure law covered below applies to residential real property, which the statute defines as real property improved by a building or other structure that has one to four dwelling units.[1.3]
Parties to a commercial deal typically include these points in the agreement:
Agree on the essential terms, and on how either side can withdraw, before you sign. Changing course is hard after the agreement is signed.
Under Section 5302.30 of the Ohio Rev. Code Ann., a person who intends to transfer residential real property must complete a disclosure form.[1.3] The rule covers a sale, a land installment contract, a lease with option to purchase, an exchange, and a lease for ninety-nine years that is renewable forever.
The seller must deliver a signed and dated copy of the completed form to each prospective buyer or the buyer's agent as soon as is practicable.[1.1]
Every disclosure must be made in good faith. The statute says:
Each disclosure of an item of information that is required to be made in the property disclosure form prescribed under division (D) of this section in connection with particular residential real property and each act that may be performed in making any disclosure of an item of information shall be made or performed in good faith.
In plain words, the seller must be honest about every item and about how the disclosures are made.
Here is what else the statute says:
A buyer under an Ohio purchase agreement who receives the disclosure form, or an amendment of it, may rescind the transfer agreement. The buyer does this in a written, signed and dated document. The buyer does not incur legal liability to the seller because of the rescission.[1.3]
Follow these steps and watch the two deadlines:
A buyer of residential real property may also waive the right of rescission.[1.3] Count the three business days with our deadline calculator, and keep a record of the date the form arrived.
These short answers explain how Ohio's seller disclosure law works for real estate. They come from Section 5302.30 of the Ohio Rev. Code Ann., which is listed in Sources so you can read the statute yourself. Each answer covers residential real property.
Yes. Ohio law requires a person who intends to transfer residential real property to complete a disclosure form. The seller delivers a signed and dated copy to each prospective buyer or the buyer's agent as soon as is practicable.[1.3]
Some transfers are exempt, such as a transfer under a court order. After the buyer receives the form, the buyer may have a right to rescind.[1.3]
They apply to transfers of residential real property by sale, land installment contract, lease with option to purchase, exchange, or a lease for ninety-nine years that is renewable forever. The seller completes the disclosure for the buyer.[1.3]
The disclosure deals with the presence of hazardous materials or substances. The statute names these:[1.3]
The seller completes the applicable items on the form, and the buyer acknowledges receiving it.[1.3]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
