Some specific examples of landlord harassment in Ohio may include: Entering the rental property without permission or notice. Threatening or using physical force against a tenant. Intimidating or retaliating against a tenant for complaining about the condition of the property or asserting their legal rights.
Section 163.03 | Right of entry. Notice of such proposed entry shall be given to the owner or the person in possession by such means as are reasonably available not less than forty-eight hours nor more than thirty days prior to the date of such entry.
In Ohio a Landlord has a duty to: 1. Keep the property in livable condition. 2. Keep the common areas clean and safe.
In a forcible entry and detainer, the tenant must be given a Notice to Leave the Premises. A three day notice is required if the tenant is in breach of any agreement, written or oral, i.e. non-payment of rent, utilities, etc.
RETALIATORY EVICTION ? A Landlord cannot retaliate against a tenant by increasing rent or decreasing services, or evict the tenant from the premises because: The tenant has made a compliant to the appropriate City or County department about conditions in the apartment or rental unit which might not be in compliance ...
?The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels that are too large for the tenant's mail facilities, supply necessary or agreed ...
Your landlord has up to 30 days to make requested repairs. Emergency repairs (like no heat in the winter) must be finished faster. Be current on rent payments.
If you do what the lease and/or the law requires, you have the right of exclusive possession of the property until the lease expires. You have the right to complain to a governmental agency if your landlord violates housing laws or regulations affecting health and safety.