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For a successful adverse possession claim in Ohio, the squatter must demonstrate actual, open, notorious, exclusive, and hostile possession of the property, alongside the payment of property taxes for 21 continuous years.
Section 1109.73 | Proceeding for partition. If a partition proceeding is filed and the court finds that partition of the interests in question should be made, the court shall order the sale of the property and division of the proceeds among the co-owners or shall partition the property among the co-owners.
Costs and Challenges of Partition Actions The process is also time-consuming, with most partition cases taking one to two years to resolve due to delays caused by discovery, court schedules, and valuation disputes. Emotionally, partition actions often strain relationships, particularly among family members.
Cases seeking more than $10,000 are assigned as judicial cases, and a single judge may hear and decide on any civil action in this category. However, the state or claimant may apply to the court for a panel of three judges to hear the case.
A person entitled to partition of an estate may file his petition therefor in the court of common pleas, setting forth the nature of his title, a pertinent description of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments of which partition is demanded, and naming each tenant in common, coparcener, or other person interested ...
In short, to force the sale of jointly owned property, you must first confirm title, then attempt a voluntary sale or buyout, file and serve a partition lawsuit, get an appraisal, sell the property, and finally divide the sale proceeds fairly.