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Ohio Landlord Notice Rules

Draft data. These entries have not completed statute verification. Confirm against the cited statutes before relying on them.

Security deposit

Return / itemization deadline: 30 days (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16)

Penalty for missing it: Failure to itemize/return within 30 days (with forwarding address given): tenant may recover double the wrongfully withheld amount + attorney's fees (§ 5321.16(C)).

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Notice requirements

Notice typeMinimum noticeStatute
Rent Increase Notice 30 days
Month-to-month: 30 days via the termination-notice logic (no rent-increase-specific statute).
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17 Generate
Notice to Pay Rent or Quit 3 days
3-day notice to leave the premises before an eviction filing; statutory language required in the notice. VERIFY exact required text.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.04 Generate
Notice of Entry 1 days
24 hours' notice, entry at reasonable times.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8) Generate
Non-Renewal / Termination of Tenancy 30 days
Month-to-month: 30 days before the periodic rental date.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17 Generate
Lease Violation Notice 30 days
Material noncompliance: written notice specifying the breach, tenancy terminates in 30 days if not remedied. VERIFY.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.11 Generate
Security Deposit Itemization 30 days
Itemized notice + balance within 30 days of termination and delivery of possession.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16(B) Generate