Ohio
For Ohio, sol — contract (years) is 8; sol — tort (years) is 2; statute of repose (years) is 10; sor trigger event is substantial completion; discovery rule is Limited, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- SOL — contract (years)
- 8 verified
- SOL — tort (years)
- 2 verified
- Statute of repose (years)
- 10 verified
- SOR trigger event
- substantial completion verified
- Discovery rule
- Limited our reading
- Statutory citation
- ORC §2305.131 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
ORC §2305.131 — 10-year SOR from substantial completion. SOL 2 years for tort, 8 years for written contract under §2305.06 — but the SOR cuts off both. Ohio applies a discovery rule for latent defects in narrow circumstances.
— terrapincg.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- terrapincg.comhttps://terrapincg.com/news/construction-defect-statute-of-limitations-by-state-2026