# Gas Service Line in Columbus, OH: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Columbus, Columbia Gas of Ohio owns the gas lines up to and including the meter; the owner owns from the meter to the appliances. Cited to Columbia Gas of Ohio.

**Who pays:** owner

Columbus: from the gas meter to your appliances is yours, Columbia Gas owns "up to and including the gas meter," you own the rest.

**Boundary:** The boundary is the meter. Columbia Gas of Ohio owns the lines up to and including the meter; the property owner owns the lines from the meter to the appliances.

**Property owner:** Columbia Gas of Ohio: "You own and should regularly inspect the gas lines from your meter to your gas appliances."

**City / agency:** Columbia Gas of Ohio: "We own and regularly inspect the gas lines up to and including the gas meter."

## Sources
- [Gas line responsibilities](https://www.columbiagasohio.com/safety/natural-gas-safety/gas-line-responsibilities) — "We own and regularly inspect the gas lines up to and including the gas meter. ... You own and should regularly inspect the gas lines from your meter to your gas appliances." (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [Natural gas safety](https://www.columbiagasohio.com/safety/natural-gas-safety) (accessed 2026-09-10)

_Last verified 2026-09-10. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/columbus-oh-gas-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._