Getting Tenants Out Without Eviction Communicate why you want the tenant to leave. Offer them assistance & incentives to leave the property ASAP. Don't break any laws. Choose a better tenant next time.
The typical Ohio eviction process takes about five weeks. The eviction process starts with the posting of a three day notice. In certain cases, a longer notice is necessary but generally a three day notice covers most of the eviction issues that a landlord can encounter.
If you can't negotiate an agreement with your landlord, your landlord can file an eviction case against you in court. The court will schedule a hearing and send you a summons with the date, time and location of the eviction hearing.
ATTN: Clerk of Courts, 2nd Floor, Civil Division Cleveland Municipal Court 1200 Ontario St. Cleveland, Ohio 44113. ATTN: Clerk of Courts, 3rd Floor Criminal Division Cleveland Municipal Court 1200 Ontario St. Cleveland, Ohio 44113.
FRANKLIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK. CIVIL DIVISION - 3RD FLOOR. 375 SOUTH HIGH STREET. COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215. THE EVICTION FILING PROCESS.
Deeds and additional ownership documentation (circa 1810 to present) is available online or in person at the Recorder's Office, located on the 4th floor of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building.
Unfortunately, Ohio has no state-wide rent control laws, meaning landlords can generally raise the rent by any amount they want. In fact, Ohio decisively limited rent control and rent stabilization in 2022 to avoid future state law protections for renters facing rent increases.
A landlord cannot terminate utilities or services, exclude tenants from the premises, or threaten any unlawful act to try to recover possession of the premises (except as noted in Chapters 1923, 5303, and 5321 of the Ohio Revised Code).
Dear (landlord's name), I, (Tenant's Name), am writing to inform you that I intend to terminate my lease agreement. I am delivering this notice (number of days before your lease ends) days before my lease for (rental unit address) comes to an end. The last day of my tenancy will be on (day, month, year).
4) A landlord cannot harass you by repeatedly demanding to enter a house or apartment or by entering at unreasonable times of the day; 5) A landlord is not permitted to remove any of your property from a dwelling without a proper court order (unless you have abandoned your apartment).