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Ohio Rev Code § 5321.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.07 | Failure of Landlord to Fulfill Obligations - Remedies of Tenant.

Effective: October 12, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 438 - 120th General Assembly|(A) If a landlord fails to fulfill any obligation imposed upon him by section 5321.04 of the Revised Code, other than the obligation specified in division (A)(9) of that section, or any obligation imposed upon him by the rental agreement, if the conditions of the residential premises are such that the tenant reasonably believes that a landlord has failed to fulfill any such obligations, or if a governmental agency has found that the premises are not in compliance with building, housing, health, or safety codes that apply to any condition of the premises that could materially affect the health and safety of an occupant, the tenant may give notice in writing to the landlord, specifying the acts, omissions, or code violations that constitute noncompliance. The notice shall be sent to the person or place where rent is normally paid.(B) If a landlord receives the notice described in division (A) of this section and after receipt of the notice fails to remedy the condition within a reasonable time considering the severity of the condition and the time necessary to remedy it, or within thirty days, whichever is sooner, and if the tenant is current in rent payments due under the rental agreement, the tenant may do one of the following:(1) Deposit all rent that is due and thereafter becomes due the landlord with the clerk of the municipal or county court having jurisdiction in the territory in which the residential premises are located;(2) Apply to the court for an order directing the landlord to remedy the condition. As part of the application, the tenant may deposit rent pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, may apply for an order reducing the periodic rent due the landlord until the landlord remedies the condition, and may apply for an order to use the rent deposited to remedy the condition. In any order issued pursuant to this division, the court may require the tenant to deposit rent with the clerk of court as provided in division (B)(1) of this section.(3) Terminate the rental agreement.(C) This section does not apply to any landlord who is a party to rental agreements that cover three or fewer dwelling units and who provides notice of that fact in a written rental agreement or, in the case of an oral tenancy, delivers written notice of that fact to the tenant at the time of initial occupancy by the tenant.(D) This section does not apply to a dwelling unit occupied by a student tenant.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.08 | Rent Deposits - Duty of Clerk of Court.

Effective: September 1, 1975|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 111th General Assembly|(A) Whenever a tenant deposits rent with the clerk of a court as provided in section 5321.07 of the Revised Code, the clerk shall give written notice of this fact to the landlord and to his agent, if any.(B) The clerk shall place all rent deposited with him in a separate rent escrow account in the name of the clerk in a bank or building and loan association domiciled in this state.(C) The clerk shall keep in a separate docket an account of each deposit, with the name and address of the tenant, and the name and address of the landlord and of his agent, if any.(D) For his costs, the clerk may charge a fee of one per cent of the amount of the rent deposited, which shall be assessed as court costs.(E) All interest that has accrued on the rent deposited by the clerk of a county court under division (B) of this section shall be paid into the treasury of the political subdivision for which the clerk performs his duties. All interest that has accrued on the rent deposited by the clerk of a municipal court under division (B) of this section shall be paid into the city treasury as defined in division (B) of section 1901.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.10 | Release of Part of Rent.

Effective: November 4, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 103 - 110th General Assembly|(A) If a landlord brings an action for the release of rent deposited with a clerk of court, the court may, during the pendency of the action, upon application of the landlord, release part of the rent on deposit for payment of the periodic interest on a mortgage on the premises, the periodic principal payments on a mortgage on the premises, the insurance premiums for the premises, real estate taxes on the premises, utility services, repairs, and other customary and usual costs of operating the premises as a rental unit.(B) In determining whether to release rent for the payments described in division (A) of this section, the court shall consider the amount of rent the landlord receives from other rental units in the buildings of which the residential premises are a part, the cost of operating those units, and the costs which may be required to remedy the condition contained in the notice given pursuant to division (A) of section 5321.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.11 | Failure of Tenant to Fulfill Obligations - Remedies of Landlord.

Effective: August 22, 1990|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 258 - 118th General Assembly|If the tenant fails to fulfill any obligation imposed upon him by section 5321.05 of the Revised Code that materially affects health and safety, other than the obligation described in division (A)(9) of that section, the landlord may deliver a written notice of this fact to the tenant specifying the act or omission that constitutes noncompliance with the pertinent obligations and specifying that the rental agreement will terminate upon a date specified in the notice, not less than thirty days after receipt of the notice. If the tenant fails to remedy the condition specified in the notice, the rental agreement shall terminate as provided in the notice.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.12 | Recovery of Damages.

Effective: November 4, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 103 - 110th General Assembly|In any action under Chapter 5321. of the Revised Code, any party may recover damages for the breach of contract or the breach of any duty that is imposed by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.13 | Terms Prohibited in Rental Agreement.

Effective: August 22, 1990|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 258 - 118th General Assembly|(A) No provision of this chapter may be modified or waived by any oral or written agreement except as provided in division (F) of this section.(B) No warrant of attorney to confess judgment shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement between a landlord and tenant for the recovery of rent or damages to the residential premises.(C) No agreement to pay the landlord's or tenant's attorney's fees shall be recognized in any rental agreement for residential premises or in any other agreement between a landlord and tenant.(D) No agreement by a tenant to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or its related costs shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement between a landlord and tenant.(E) A rental agreement, or the assignment, conveyance, trust deed, or security instrument of the landlord's interest in the rental agreement may not permit the receipt of rent free of the obligation to comply with section 5321.04 of the Revised Code.(F) The landlord may agree to assume responsibility for fulfilling any duty or obligation imposed on a tenant by section 5321.05 of the Revised Code, other than the obligation specified in division (A)(9) of that section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.14 | Unconscionable Terms.

Effective: November 4, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 103 - 110th General Assembly|(A) If the court as a matter of law finds a rental agreement, or any clause thereof, to have been unconscionable at the time it was made, it may refuse to enforce the rental agreement or it may enforce the remainder of the rental agreement without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.(B) When it is claimed or appears to the court that the rental agreement, or any clause thereof, may be unconscionable, the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court in making the determination.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.15 | Acts of Landlord Prohibited if Residential Property Involved.

Effective: November 4, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 103 - 110th General Assembly|(A) No landlord of residential premises shall initiate any act, including termination of utilities or services, exclusion from the premises, or threat of any unlawful act, against a tenant, or a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering possession of residential premises, other than as provided in Chapters 1923., 5303., and 5321. of the Revised Code.(B) No landlord of residential premises shall seize the furnishings or possessions of a tenant, or of a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering rent payments, other than in accordance with an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.(C) A landlord who violates this section is liable in a civil action for all damages caused to a tenant, or to a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, together with reasonable attorneys fees.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.16 | Procedures for Security Deposits.

Effective: November 4, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 103 - 110th General Assembly|(A) Any security deposit in excess of fifty dollars or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater, shall bear interest on the excess at the rate of five per cent per annum if the tenant remains in possession of the premises for six months or more, and shall be computed and paid annually by the landlord to the tenant.(B) Upon termination of the rental agreement any property or money held by the landlord as a security deposit may be applied to the payment of past due rent and to the payment of the amount of damages that the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with section 5321.05 of the Revised Code or the rental agreement. Any deduction from the security deposit shall be itemized and identified by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant together with the amount due, within thirty days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession. The tenant shall provide the landlord in writing with a forwarding address or new address to which the written notice and amount due from the landlord may be sent. If the tenant fails to provide the landlord with the forwarding or new address as required, the tenant shall not be entitled to damages or attorneys fees under division (C) of this section.(C) If the landlord fails to comply with division (B) of this section, the tenant may recover the property and money due him, together with damages in an amount equal to the amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorneys fees.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.17 | Termination of Tenancy.

Effective: August 22, 1990|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 258 - 118th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the landlord or the tenant may terminate or fail to renew a week-to-week tenancy by notice given the other at least seven days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the landlord or the tenant may terminate or fail to renew a month-to-month tenancy by notice given the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date.(C) If a tenant violates division (A)(9) of section 5321.05 of the Revised Code and if the landlord has actual knowledge of or has reasonable cause to believe that the tenant, any person in the tenant's household, or any person on the residential premises with the consent of the tenant previously has or presently is engaged in a violation as described in division (A)(6)(a)(i) of section 1923.02 of the Revised Code, the landlord shall terminate the week-to-week tenancy, month-to-month tenancy, or other rental agreement with the tenant by giving a notice of termination to the tenant in accordance with this division. The notice shall specify that the tenancy or other rental agreement is terminated three days after the giving of the notice, and the landlord may give the notice whether or not the tenant or other person has been charged with, has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of, or has been determined to be a delinquent child for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a violation as described in division (A)(6)(a)(i) of section 1923.02 of the Revised Code. If the tenant fails to vacate the premises within three days after the giving of that notice, then the landlord promptly shall comply with division (A)(9) of section 5321.04 of the Revised Code. For purposes of this division, actual knowledge or reasonable cause to believe as described in this division shall be determined in accordance with division (A)(6)(a)(i) of section 1923.02 of the Revised Code.(D) This section does not apply to a termination based on the breach of a condition of a rental agreement or the breach of a duty and obligation imposed by law, except that it does apply to a breach of the obligation imposed upon a tenant by division (A)(9) of section 5321.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.18 | Written Rental Agreement for Residential Premises Provisions.

Effective: November 4, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 103 - 110th General Assembly|(A) Every written rental agreement for residential premises shall contain the name and address of the owner and the name and address of the owner's agent, if any. If the owner or the owner's agent is a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, trust, or other entity, the address shall be the principal place of business in the county in which the residential property is situated or if there is no place of business in such county then its principal place of business in this state, and shall include the name of the person in charge thereof.(B) If the rental agreement is oral, the landlord, at the commencement of the term of occupancy, shall deliver to tenant a written notice containing the information required in division (A) of this section.(C) If the landlord fails to provide the notice of the name and address of the owner and owner's agent, if any, required under division (A) or (B) of this section, the notices to the landlord required under division (A) of section 5321.07 and division (A) of section 5321.08 of the Revised Code shall be waived by the landlord and his agent.
Ohio Rev Code § 5321.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants|Section 5321.19 | Effect of Chapter on Municipal Ordinances, Township Resolutions.

Effective: September 17, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly|No municipal corporation may adopt or continue in existence any ordinance and no township may adopt or continue in existence any resolution that is in conflict with this chapter, or that regulates the rights and obligations of parties to a rental agreement that are regulated by this chapter. This chapter does not preempt any housing, building, health, or safety code, or any ordinance as described in division (A)(9) of section 5321.04 of the Revised Code, of any municipal corporation or township.
Ohio Rev Code § 5322.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5322 | Storage Facilities|Section 5322.02 | Owner's Lien Against Stored Property Upon Default.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) The owner of a self-service storage facility has a lien against the occupant on the personal property stored pursuant to a rental agreement in any storage space at the self-service storage facility, or on the proceeds of the personal property subject to the defaulting occupant's rental agreement in the owner's possession, for rent, labor, late fees, or other charges in relation to the personal property that are specified in the rental agreement and that have become due and for expenses necessary for the preservation of the personal property or expenses reasonably incurred in the enforcement of the lien or in the sale or other disposition of the personal property pursuant to law. The owner's lien provided for in this section is also effective against the following persons: (1) A person who has an unfiled security interest in the personal property, except that the owner's lien is not effective against a person who has a valid security interest in a motor vehicle or a valid security interest in a watercraft, whether or not the security interest in the motor vehicle or watercraft is filed; (2) A person who meets both of the following requirements: (a) The person has a legal interest in the personal property, a filed security interest in the personal property, or a valid security interest in the personal property that is a motor vehicle. (b) The person consents in writing to the storage of the personal property. (B) The owner's lien created by division (A) of this section attaches as of the date the personal property is brought to the self-service storage facility. An owner loses the owner's lien on any personal property that the owner voluntarily permits to be removed from the self-service storage facility or unjustifiably refuses to permit to be removed from the self-service storage facility. Last updated August 11, 2021 at 1:33 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 5322.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5322 | Storage Facilities|Section 5322.04 | Use for Residential Purposes Prohibited.

Effective: January 9, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 410 - 113th General Assembly|No occupant shall use a self-service storage facility for residential purposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 5322.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5322 | Storage Facilities|Section 5322.05 | Late Fees for Failure to Pay Rent When Due for Use of Self-Service Storage Facility.

Effective: May 4, 2004|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 120 - 125th General Assembly|(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a reasonable late fee may be imposed and collected by an owner for each service period that an occupant does not pay rent when due under a rental agreement, provided that the due date for the rental payment is not earlier than the day before the first day of the service period to which the rental payment applies. However, no late fee shall be imposed or collected if the occupant makes a rental payment in full by the third day after the due date under the rental agreement.(B) No late fee may be collected pursuant to division (A) of this section unless the amount of that fee and the conditions for imposing that fee are stated in the rental agreement or an addendum to that agreement.(C) For purposes of division (A) of this section, a late fee of twenty dollars for each late rental payment, or twenty per cent of the amount of each late rental payment, whichever is greater, is deemed reasonable and does not constitute a penalty. However, the contract may provide for a late fee in a greater amount if that amount is reasonable. The owner has the burden of proof that the late fee in the greater amount is reasonable.(D) Any reasonable expense incurred in rent collection or lien enforcement by an owner may be charged to the occupant in addition to the late fees permitted by this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5323.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 53 | Real Property|Chapter 5323 | Residential Rental Property|Section 5323.01 | Residential Rental Property Definitions.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|As used in this chapter: (A) "Hotel" has the same meaning as in section 3731.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code.(C) "Mobile home" and "recreational vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.(D) "Political subdivision" means a county that has a population of more than two hundred thousand according to the most recent decennial census or a township, municipal corporation, or other body corporate and politic that is located in a county that has a population of more than two hundred thousand according to the most recent decennial census and is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state.(E) "Residential rental property" means real property that is located in a county that has a population of more than two hundred thousand according to the most recent decennial census and on which is located one or more dwelling units leased or otherwise rented to tenants solely for residential purposes, or a mobile home park or other permanent or semipermanent site at which lots are leased or otherwise rented to tenants for the parking of a manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that is used solely for residential purposes. "Residential rental property" does not include a hotel or a college or university dormitory.