OH landlord resources
Ohio landlord law references
Deposit rules, notices, licensing and disclosures listed in the supplied Ohio dataset.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Ohio: Security deposits
No statutory cap (ORC 5321.16 imposes no limit on the deposit amount).
Interest (5%/yr) only on the portion exceeding the greater of $50 or one month's rent, and only if the tenant stays 6 months or more; paid annually (ORC 5321.16(A)).
The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 30 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.
Ohio: Notices and tenancy endings
A 3-day written notice to leave the premises must be served before a forcible entry and detainer action (ORC 1923.04).
Month-to-month: at least 30 days' notice before the periodic rental date (ORC 5321.17(B)); week-to-week 7 days.
Court listed in the supplied dataset: Municipal Court or County Court (forcible entry and detainer, ORC ch. 1923).
Ohio: Rent regulation
ORC 5321.19(A) bars political subdivisions from imposing rent control or rent stabilization.
Ohio: Licensing and registration
No statewide rental license; registration/licensing is a local (municipal) matter.
Ohio: Lease disclosures and receipts
Lead paint (federal, pre-1978)
Name and address of the owner and any managing agent (ORC 5321.18)
No statewide rent-receipt requirement identified (ORC ch. 5321).
Sources supplied for Ohio
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- ORC 5321.16 (security deposit)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- ORC 1923.04 (3-day notice)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- ORC 5321.17 (termination of tenancies)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- ORC 5321.19 (local rent control preemption)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- Ohio Attorney Generalstate attorney general
- Supreme Court of Ohiostate courts
- Ohio Laws and Administrative Rulesstate statutes