# Trespass to real property · Ohio — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Trespass to real property · Ohio, limitation period is within four years; when the clock starts is after the cause thereof accrued; how the statute describes it is For trespassing upon real property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Trespass to real property _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within four years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** For trespassing upon real property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause thereof accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> an action for any of the following causes shall be brought within four years after the cause thereof accrued: (A) For trespassing upon real property; (B) For the recovery of personal property, or for taking or detaining it;

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.09

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).