Non-Resident Alien Land Registration
The Nonresident Alien Land Registration Act requires a non-resident alien who acquires certain real property or mineral or mining rights to register with the Ohio Secretary of State's office. A non-alien resident is an individual who is not a citizen of the United States and does not live in the United States. Anyone who violates the provisions of the Non-resident Alien Land Registration Act may be fined not less than $5,000, but not more than an amount equal to 25 percent of the market value of the real property or mineral or mining rights.