DEED NOTICE TEMPLATE
THIS DEED NOTICE ON REAL PROPERTY (“Notice”) is made on this _____ day of
__________, 20__, by [insert the name of the titled Property Owner] whose address is
___________________________________ (“Declarant”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Declarant is the owner of real property more particularly described on the
attached Exhibit A [requires a legal description] and identified as [insert location of
property including parcel numbers, street address, County of _____________] State of
Ohio (“the Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property is subject to Director’s Final Findings and Orders (Orders) for
[Choose one: Remedial Design and Remedial Action (“RD/RA”), or Remedial
Investigation and Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”), or Interim Action (“IA”)] issued to [Identify
the Respondent] by Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) on
__________________. A copy of the Orders may be obtained by contacting Ohio
EPA’s Division of Emergency and Remedial Response at the [Insert name of
appropriate District office including address and telephone number]; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Orders is [Insert details from objectives in the Orders].
[If RD/RA Deed Notice, insert: The final remedy is set forth in the Decision Document
dated ______________. The final remedy includes the following elements: (Identify the
primary elements of the remedy)] Please contact the [Insert the name of
Respondent/property owner] for additional information.
[If applicable, may insert: “WHEREAS, at the time this notice was recorded, the
monitoring, treatment and containment devices/systems depicted on Exhibit B (attach
map) are present and must not be adversely affected.”]
For as long as the Property is subject to the Orders as described herein, each
instrument hereafter conveying any interest in the Property, or any portion of the
Property shall contain a recital acknowledging this Deed Notice and providing the
recording location of this Deed Notice upon such conveyance substantially in t