Ohio Landlord-Tenant Laws 2026

Rule	Requirement
Security Deposit Cap	No statutory limit
Deposit Return Deadline	30 days
Eviction Notice (Nonpayment)	3 days written notice
Rent Cap	No statewide cap
Entry Notice	24 hours notice
Late Fee Cap	No statutory cap
Grace Period	No statutory requirement
Just Cause Eviction	Not required

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Columbus 913,175 Cleveland 362,656 Cincinnati 311,097 Toledo 265,304 Akron 188,701 Dayton 135,512 Parma 78,951 Canton 69,197 Lorain 65,337 Hamilton 62,997 Youngstown 59,108 Springfield 58,082 Kettering 56,876 Elyria 53,117 Middletown 51,478 Newark 51,046 Cuyahoga Falls 50,742 Lakewood 49,337 Dublin 48,923 Euclid 48,212 Mansfield 47,711 Beavercreek 47,193 Mentor 46,929 Strongsville 45,511 Delaware 45,158 Fairfield 44,447 Cleveland Heights 43,908 Huber Heights 43,313 Grove City 42,782 Lancaster 41,422 Reynoldsburg 41,220 Findlay 40,139 Warren 38,751 Westerville 37,958 Hilliard 37,262 North Ridgeville 37,058 Upper Arlington 35,743 Mason 35,660 Marion 35,531 Gahanna 35,159 Brunswick 35,072 Lima 34,794 Fairborn 34,729 Westlake 33,972 Stow 33,957 Massillon 32,439 North Olmsted 31,538 North Royalton 30,687 Bowling Green 30,384 Garfield Heights 28,900 Shaker Heights 28,541 Marysville 28,423 Kent 27,601 Green 27,338 Wooster 27,030 Troy 26,848 Avon Lake 25,942 Medina 25,889 Centerville 25,754 Xenia 25,725 Avon 25,403 Pickerington 25,256 Perrysburg 25,236 Wadsworth 24,709 Athens 24,673 Zanesville 24,651 Barberton 24,563 Riverside 24,340 Sandusky 24,241 Willoughby 24,163 Solon 23,702 Maple Heights 22,984 Hudson 22,968 Trotwood 22,940 Oxford 22,340 Chillicothe 21,895 Lebanon 21,699 Alliance 21,525 South Euclid 21,264 Rocky River 21,236 Piqua 20,747 Painesville 20,605 Parma Heights 20,431 Sidney 20,309 Forest Park 19,839 Miamisburg 19,814 Mayfield Heights 19,793 Whitehall 19,727 Oregon 19,711 Broadview Heights 19,634 Springboro 19,475 Twinsburg 19,439 Norwood 19,046 Sylvania 19,035 Ashland 18,718 Pataskala 18,346 Tallmadge 18,317 Niles 18,256 Steubenville 18,064 Brook Park 18,063 Berea 17,922 Streetsboro 17,796 Ashtabula 17,785 Aurora 17,717 North Canton 17,637 Tiffin 17,603 Portsmouth 17,555 New Philadelphia 17,440 Eastlake 17,363 Norwalk 17,130 Defiance 17,043 Fairview Park 16,785 Mount Vernon 16,551 Fremont 15,812 Bay Village 15,810 Monroe 15,600 Middleburg Heights 15,597 Vandalia 14,938 Worthington 14,497 Powell 14,491 Circleville 14,452 Washington Court House 14,412 Willowick 14,123 Bellefontaine 14,073 Sharonville 13,882 Brecksville 13,850 New Franklin 13,788 Trenton 13,758 Beachwood 13,734 Lyndhurst 13,641 Maumee 13,633 Blue Ash 13,408 Warrensville Heights 13,388 East Cleveland 13,352 Harrison 13,320 Englewood 13,249 Clayton 13,222 University Heights 13,203 Loveland 13,156 Marietta 13,090 Fostoria 13,039 Dover 12,985 Amherst 12,928 West Carrollton 12,874 Bexley 12,785 Bedford 12,767 Greenville 12,696 Wickliffe 12,616 Wilmington 12,600 Conneaut 12,360 Macedonia 12,025 Salem 11,715 Franklin 11,653 Bucyrus 11,542 Seven Hills 11,499 Norton 11,398 New Albany 11,335 Ravenna 11,215 Urbana 11,161 Coshocton 11,091 Springdale 11,073 Van Wert 11,040 Brooklyn 11,022 Celina 10,885 Montgomery 10,801 Bedford Heights 10,721 Vermilion 10,704 Heath 10,693 London 10,533 Richmond Heights 10,509 Tipp City 10,484 Reading 10,380 Galion 10,293 Ironton 10,187 Cambridge 9,969 Willoughby Hills 9,954 Struthers 9,916 Wapakoneta 9,786 Canal Winchester 9,777 East Liverpool 9,705 Louisville 9,700 Girard 9,469 North College Hill 9,463 Madeira 9,423 Oakwood 9,378 Shelby 9,263 Sheffield Lake 8,965 Grandview Heights 8,841 Napoleon 8,750 Wyoming 8,672 Bryan 8,609 Olmsted Falls 8,587 Cheviot 8,565 Highland Heights 8,537 Orrville 8,422 St. Marys 8,377 Sunbury 8,340 Eaton 8,301 Bellevue 8,164 Kenton 7,840 Campbell 7,745 Oberlin 7,697 Fairlawn 7,682 Canfield 7,610 Hubbard 7,568 Independence 7,481 Wauseon 7,443 Bellbrook 7,409 Logan 7,166 Mentor-on-the-Lake 7,084 Cortland 7,062 Delphos 7,061 Obetz 6,971 Union 6,949 Kirtland 6,896 Mount Healthy 6,853 Pepper Pike 6,823 South Lebanon 6,793 Columbiana 6,757 Huron 6,685 Ontario 6,653 Upper Sandusky 6,647 Hillsboro 6,617 Belpre 6,614 Moraine 6,586 Milford 6,445 Clyde 6,337 Rossford 6,333 Granville 6,281 Jackson 6,206 Willard 6,122 Rittman 6,105 Martins Ferry 6,076 The Village of Indian Hill 6,018 Waterville 6,003 Port Clinton 5,933 Brookville 5,918 Geneva 5,866 Germantown 5,809 Groveport 5,806 Grafton 5,773 Carlisle 5,740 New Carlisle 5,494 Wellston 5,457 Deer Park 5,336 Canal Fulton 5,333 Reminderville 5,329 Johnstown 5,310 Ada 5,302 Chardon 5,239 Northwood 5,211 Toronto 5,190 Uhrichsville 5,155 Whitehouse 5,063 St. Clairsville 4,973 Munroe Falls 4,966 Wellington 4,851 Lexington 4,846 Silverton 4,812 West Milton 4,805 Ottawa Hills 4,786 Ashville 4,760 Coldwater 4,712 East Palestine 4,658 Newton Falls 4,534 Nelsonville 4,518 West Jefferson 4,488 Sheffield 4,471 Crestline 4,460 Georgetown 4,458 Archbold 4,447 New Lexington 4,447 Ottawa 4,416 Mount Orab 4,349 Plain City 4,338 Greenfield 4,336 Cedarville 4,250 Blanchester 4,221 Sebring 4,135 Waverly 4,114 Chagrin Falls 4,087 South Russell 3,939 St. Bernard 3,938 Barnesville 3,908 Bluffton 3,903 Montpelier 3,886 Woodlawn 3,867 Swanton 3,856 Amberley 3,805 Mogadore 3,799 New Lebanon 3,784 Bellaire 3,763 Golf Manor 3,754 Yellow Springs 3,718 Richfield 3,704 Minerva 3,701 South Point 3,679 Wintersville 3,676 Greenhills 3,656 Newcomerstown 3,646 Northfield 3,536 Mount Gilead 3,533 Paulding 3,531 Orange 3,495 Carey 3,491 Oakwood 3,479 Lockland 3,464 Mariemont 3,441 Moreland Hills 3,437 Hicksville 3,422 Madison 3,416 North Baltimore 3,392 Hartville 3,385 Shadyside 3,365 Cleves 3,355 Lordstown 3,321 Delta 3,301 Mayfield 3,300 Gallipolis 3,284 Mingo Junction 3,257 Commercial Point 3,215 Millersburg 3,186 Jefferson 3,184 McDonald 3,129 Lincoln Heights 3,101 Carrollton 3,095 Fairport Harbor 3,081 Doylestown 3,053 West Union 3,051 Walbridge 3,043 Wellsville 3,041 Minster 2,999 Baltimore 2,991 New Bremen 2,978 Cadiz 2,977 Lakemore 2,905 LaGrange 2,850 Waynesville 2,812 Oak Harbor 2,799 Lodi 2,779 Loudonville 2,775 New Richmond 2,769 Strasburg 2,753 Middlefield 2,750 North Kingsville 2,721 Versailles 2,714 Lithopolis 2,708 South Bloomfield 2,660 Bethel 2,659 Newtown 2,655 Dennison 2,653 Evendale 2,630 Williamsburg 2,624 Fredericktown 2,619 St. Henry 2,602 Covington 2,598 Buckeye Lake 2,558 Lisbon 2,533 Silver Lake 2,498 Richwood 2,494 Gibsonburg 2,480 Sabina 2,472 Garrettsville 2,463 West Lafayette 2,448 Enon 2,437 Poland 2,423 Crooksville 2,402 Hebron 2,384 New London 2,375 Seville 2,366 Byesville 2,341 Sugarcreek 2,331 Gambier 2,330 Arcanum 2,328 Terrace Park 2,323 New Concord 2,286 Glendale 2,263 New Miami 2,238 New Boston 2,229 Gates Mills 2,227 Genoa 2,193 Woodsfield 2,170 Leipsic 2,167 Spencerville 2,164 Morrow 2,162 Piketon 2,157 Middleport 2,156 Creston 2,138 Columbus Grove 2,131 Utica 2,115 Brewster 2,103 Cardington 2,101 Jamestown 2,073 Elmwood Place 2,055 Mount Sterling 2,030 Batavia 2,004 Walton Hills 1,988 Bellville 1,986 Woodville 1,985 Camden 1,975 Minerva Park 1,944 Dalton 1,924 South Zanesville 1,902 Elida 1,900 St. Paris 1,885 Caldwell 1,869 Edgerton 1,866 Valley View 1,849 Manchester 1,842 Coal Grove 1,827 Newburgh Heights 1,806 Navarre 1,805 Bradford 1,797 Holland 1,794 Leetonia 1,790 Peebles 1,759 West Liberty 1,756 Cridersville 1,746 Fairfax 1,743 Roseville 1,740 West Unity 1,738 McArthur 1,732 Lewisburg 1,726 Plymouth 1,692 South Charleston 1,689 Antwerp 1,681 Mechanicsburg 1,681 Centerburg 1,671 Windham 1,668 Dresden 1,647 North Lewisburg 1,645 McConnelsville 1,639 Glouster 1,629 Perry 1,598 Fort Loramie 1,586 Ripley 1,581 Roaming Shores 1,572 Deshler 1,567 Union City 1,564 South Amherst 1,560 Bridgeport 1,534 Lynchburg 1,533 McComb 1,532 Pomeroy 1,526 Aberdeen 1,523 Orwell 1,511 East Canton 1,509 Bremen 1,502 Shreve 1,498 Maineville 1,488 New Middletown 1,487 New Paris 1,478 Brooklyn Heights 1,476 Fort Recovery 1,476 Somerset 1,473 Weston 1,472 Anna 1,460 Arlington 1,453 Kalida 1,450 West Salem 1,434 Jackson Center 1,432 Powhatan Point 1,419 Burton 1,410 Pioneer 1,410 Oak Hill 1,398 Boston Heights 1,395 Bratenahl 1,395 Greenwich 1,389 Elmore 1,374 Frazeysburg 1,352 Milan 1,350 Smithville 1,333 Pemberville 1,332 Forest 1,331 Russells Point 1,323 Ashley 1,318 Hanover 1,317 West Alexandria 1,306 Fayette 1,285 Leesburg 1,280 Monroeville 1,280 Pleasant Hill 1,257 Haskins 1,252 De Graff 1,251 Kingston 1,244 Jeffersonville 1,242 Stryker 1,241 Tiltonsville 1,225 Green Springs 1,222 Beverly 1,209 Gnadenhutten 1,209 Westfield Center 1,202 Lakeview 1,199 Millbury 1,197 Ostrander 1,197 Clinton 1,189 Pandora 1,188 Apple Creek 1,183 Bethesda 1,183 Payne 1,180 Botkins 1,176 Salineville 1,173 New Waterford 1,168 Ansonia 1,149 Frankfort 1,107 Malvern 1,106 New Vienna 1,100 Liberty Center 1,097 Thornville 1,092 Sardinia 1,089 Continental 1,087 Craig Beach 1,063 Prospect 1,052 Holgate 1,043 Rockford 1,029 Tuscarawas 1,024 Galena 1,018 Magnolia 1,014 Luckey 1,012 Williamsport 1,012 Wakeman 1,010 Mantua 1,009 Convoy 1,000 Danville 996 Urbancrest 996 Lowellville 988 Winchester 981 Bradner 979 Glenwillow 977 Millersport 975 Glandorf 974 Farmersville 973 Ottoville 970 Seaman 970 Bolivar 965 Pleasantville 951 Hiram 945 Andover 944 Chauncey 944 Yorkville 942 Butler 938 Geneva-on-the-Lake 933 North Randall 929 Grand Rapids 928 Albany 924 Beach City 923 Waynesburg 919 Shawnee Hills 915 North Perry 908 New Knoxville 905 Addyston 904 Hopedale 903 Milford Center 903 Beloit 892 Bentleyville 884 Bloomingburg 872 Attica 868 New Washington 856 Bloomville 853 Wayne 851 Marblehead 839 Gratis 831 New Holland 830 New Madison 830 North Bend 827 Baltic 826 Alger 824 Sherwood 811 Arlington Heights 810 Owensville 810 Flushing 807 Belle Center 805 Killbuck 804 Marshallville 790 Edon 786 Syracuse 779 Sycamore 772 Hunting Valley 771 West Mansfield 758 Dunkirk 757 Bainbridge 753 Castalia 747 East Sparta 743 Waynesfield 737 Chesapeake 729 Perrysville 728 Russia 724 Seven Mile 724 Rio Grande 723 Meyers Lake 721 Philo 721 Junction City 720 Hamden 714 Washingtonville 701 Highland Hills 700 Marble Cliff 699 McClure 694 Nevada 693 Spencer 691 Kirtland Hills 689 Matamoras (New Matamoras) 689 Wayne Lakes 687 Amanda 680 Jacksonburg 680 La Rue 673 Racine 671 Chippewa Lake 661 Berlin Heights 657 Rock Creek 657 Felicity 656 Bloomdale 655 Midvale 653 Scio 653 South Webster 652 New Straitsville 651 Warsaw 648 Valleyview 647 Adena 646 Ohio City 641 Woodmere 638 Millville 635 Mineral City 622 Shiloh 614 Mendon 612 Timberlake 612 Thurston 605 Hamler 604 Dillonvale 599 Mount Victory 595 Bay View 594 Bettsville 593 Lyons 590 Lucas 588 Stoutsville 577 Riverlea 575 Van Buren 570 Harveysburg 569 Middle Point 566 Rawson 557 Arcadia 555 Malta 555 Cuyahoga Heights 554 Lowell 553 Metamora 551 Caledonia 550 Cygnet 548 Risingsun 548 Port Washington 545 Quincy 543 Republic 542 Russellville 541 Oakwood 540 Jewett 539 Clarksville 535 West Farmington 532 Bergholz 529 Waite Hill 527 Jeromesville 526 Fort Jennings 525 Brookside 524 Peninsula 518 Corwin 516 Buchtel 513 Proctorville 503 Cairo 502 Christiansburg 501 Carroll 500 Shawnee 500 Laurelville 498 Phillipsburg 494 Rushsylvania 493 Alexandria 490 Hamersville 487 Corning 485 Kirkersville 477 Stockport 474 Mount Blanchard 462 Gettysburg 461 Fletcher 458 McGuffey 458 North Fairfield 456 North Hampton 455 Jerry City 454 Lindsey 454 Eldorado 453 Coolville 445 Hayesville 443 Coalton 441 Edison 441 Beaver 436 Amsterdam 426 Harrod 425 Sugar Grove 425 Crown City 421 Spring Valley 419 Rutland 416 Senecaville 415 New Bloomington 414 Portage 414 West Manchester 410 Laura 409 Huntsville 407 Martinsville 406 Fredericksburg 405 Belmont 404 Hartford (Croton) 404 Clarksburg 403 Richmond 401 South Vienna 401 Willshire 397 Jacksonville 396 Lafayette 396 Grand River 394 Verona 394 College Corner 392 Pleasant City 390 Tontogany 388 Mowrystown 386 Rayland 383 Mount Pleasant 382 Grover Hill 380 Pitsburg 380 Quaker City 379 Barnhill 376 Gloria Glens Park 373 Holmesville 373 Morral 371 St. Louisville 363 Chickasaw 350 Bowerston 349 Beallsville 347 Bailey Lakes 346 Hanoverton 346 Tremont City 346 Vanlue 339 Murray City 336 Conesville 326 South Solon 326 Holloway 325 Savannah 323 Trimble 322 Wharton 319 Adelphi 316 Irondale 316 Waldo 316 Freeport 315 Beaverdam 314 Ridgeway 314 Cumberland 312 Fayetteville 310 Harrisburg 309 Rocky Ridge 308 Polk 307 Aquilla 306 Port Jefferson 306 Green Camp 304 Rushville 304 Midland 302 Ney 300 Osgood 299 Burbank 293 Magnetic Springs 293 Woodstock 287 Berkey 284 Lore City 281 Marengo 280 New Riegel 280 Wilmot 280 Clarington 272 Casstown 271 Athalia 269 Midway 269 Chesterhill 268 Bowersville 266 Burkettsville 265 Dellroy 265 Tarlton 264 Benton Ridge 263 Stratton 260 Kelleys Island 258 Donnelsville 255 Clay Center 251 Fulton 249 Jenera 249 Hills and Dales 245 Summerfield 243 Catawba 241 Morristown 240 Hollansburg 239 Glenmont 238 Gordon 238 Scott 234 Unionville Center 234 Melrose 231 Valley Hi 230 Buckland 229 Lockbourne 229 Highland 228 Malinta 228 Hoytville 227 Empire 225 New Alexandria 224 Old Washington 223 North Star 222 Potsdam 222 Vinton 222 Martinsburg 221 Port William 221 Sherrodsville 221 Zaleski 221 Mount Cory 219 West Leipsic 219 North Robinson 217 Sugar Bush Knolls 217 Tiro 217 Gratiot 216 Higginsport 216 New Athens 214 Florida 213 Roswell 212 South Salem 212 Lakeline 211 Helena 209 Kipton 207 Dupont 206 Chatfield 200 Belle Valley 199 Parral 199 Chesterville 195 Hanging Rock 195 Darbyville 189 Zanesfield 189 Rogers 187 Nashville 183 Lewisville 181 Palestine 180 Burgoon 178 Custar 178 Ludlow Falls 176 Harrisville 173 Zoar 173 Amesville 170 Orangeville 170 Mount Eaton 169 Cloverdale 167 Gilboa 166 West Rushville 165 Glenford 164 Latty 163 Haviland 162 Kettlersville 161 West Elkton 161 Rochester 160 Lockington 157 Moscow 157 Rossburg 157 Butlerville 156 Harpster 156 Mifflin 156 Wren 153 Put-in-Bay 151 Sarahsville 151 Montezuma 150 Hemlock 145 Stone Creek 144 Plainfield 142 Rarden 141 Cecil 140 Adamsville 137 Clifton 136 Venedocia 136 Bloomingdale 135 Pleasant Plain 135 Milton Center 134 Congress 132 Wilson 132 Miller City 129 West Millgrove 129 Leesville 127 Mutual 127 Patterson 125 Cheshire 124 Nellie 124 Sparta 123 Jerusalem 122 New Weston 122 Sinking Spring 121 Bairdstown 118 Macksburg 114 Kirby 113 Fultonham 112 Gann (Brinkhaven) 111 Linndale 110 Broughton 108 Castine 107 Summitville 107 Wilkesville 107 Yorkshire 104 Blakeslee 103 Milledgeville 101 Batesville 100 Marseilles 94 Brice 91 Harbor View 90 Norwich 90 Otway 90 Centerville (Thurman) 87 Neville 87 New Bavaria 86 Ithaca 85 Rome (Stout) 83 Dexter City 79 Antioch 74 Lower Salem 74 Yankee Lake 74 Chilo 72 Fairview 69 Graysville 68 Stafford 68 Deersville 65 Belmore 60 Octa 58 Holiday City 50 Elgin 45 Miltonsburg 38