US landlord tenant law
What Ohio statutes require of a landlord, rule by rule: the security deposit, rent and late fees, rent increases, entering the property, ending a tenancy and the disclosures a lease carries, each with the section it comes from.
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From the deposit you take at signing to the notice that ends the tenancy. Every figure names its statute; where none sets it, the page says so.
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It counts the deposit deadline from the day a tenant moves out, drafts the notice before you enter a home, and dates a rent increase so the notice lands in time. Nothing goes out until you approve it.
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Deposit, entry, fee, notice and disclosure rules read against the official texts on 29 September 2026. Rent increase and eviction rules read on 1 November 2026.
Deposit cap in Ohio: No cap in statute. Back to the tenant within: 30 days (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16). The conditions are in the security deposit section above.
Notice before a rent increase in Ohio: No statutory period confirmed (Ohio Rev. Code §§ 5321.19, 5321.20). Rent control: Local rent control banned. The rent increase section above quotes what the statutes say, exceptions included.
Notice before entry in Ohio: 24 hours (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8)).
Notice from the landlord to end a month-to-month tenancy in Ohio: 30 days (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17(B)).
No. Ohio bans lockouts and utility shutoffs as a way to remove a tenant (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.15). Only a court order ends the tenant’s possession.
No figures for repairs or mold are on this page. Both fall under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in and under the state’s own rules; read the Ohio statutes and your local housing code before you act.
Four figures first. Deposit cap: No cap in statute. Deposit back within: 30 days (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16). Notice before entry: 24 hours (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8)). Month-to-month notice: 30 days (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17(B)). The eviction notices are in the section on ending a tenancy.
Notice before entry in Ohio: 24 hours (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8)).
This page works as one: every rule a Ohio landlord meets, each with its statute and the official text it was read against. Print it or save it as a PDF from your browser.
They can. This page covers Ohio law statewide. A city or county can add its own rules where state law lets it, so read the local ordinance before you rely on a state figure. Rent control in Ohio: Local rent control banned.
This is not legal adviceThis page summarises statutes as read on 29 September 2026. Laws change, cities add their own rules, and a court reads a statute against the facts of a case. Check the official text, or ask a lawyer, before you act on it.
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