Property Ownership

What is the concept of water rights in Ohio's Great Lakes coastal communities?

AOhio property owners own the lake bed
BOhio follows a public trust doctrine for navigable waters with the state owning the lake bed and shoreline owners having limited riparian rights✓ Correct
CShoreline owners own all rights to adjacent water
DOnly commercial properties have water rights

Explanation

Ohio follows the public trust doctrine for navigable waters including Lake Erie. The state holds the lake bed in trust for the public.

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