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Before You Move In

Selecting Your New Home
What to do before you rent. Common sense tips for all states.

Search the Low-Rent Apartment Database In Ohio
Housing and Urban Development has a list of subsidized housing.

Ohio Landlord Tenant Law For The Lay Person

• Moving in Inspection pp.6-7.  Forms , pp.35-39.
• Leases-What to Watch Out For. pp7-9.
• Keeping Records p.15.  Forms , pp.35-39.

Cleveland Tenant's Organization (Ohio)
Has some information on:

• A Landlord's Duties
• A Tenant's Duties
• Ownership Disclosure
• Lead Disclosure

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Repairs & Maintenance

Ohio Landlord Tenant Law On Repairs

• Repairs pp.10, 16-18, Step By Step Getting Repairs Done pp.19-22, Damages Made By Guests p.17.
• Keeping Records p.15.  Forms , pp.35-39.
• Where To Go For Help pp. 4-5, 33-34.

Cleveland Tenant's Organization (Ohio)
Has some information on:

• Getting Repairs
• A Landlord's Duties
• A Tenant's Duties
• Terminating a Rental Agreement

Circumstances Determine When Tenants Can Terminate Lease Agreements (Ohio)
Won't be able to do so if the issue is just for minor repairs.

Form Letters On Repairs And Upkeep From The Cleveland Tenant's Association

• How to use a CTO Form Letter

• Repair Problems including notice to landlord to make repairs.

• Utility Problems including utility shut-off and inadequate heat.

• Fair Housing Issues

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Consumer-SOS)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

Getting Your Landlord To Make Minor Repairs (General)

Cleaning & Repairs A Landlord Can't Charge For (Not State Specific)

Tactics To Get Your Landlord To Make Repairs (Not State Specific)

Find Your City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.

Landlord Tenant Laws In 49 States & DC (Missing LA) 
If your apartment has been rendered unlivable by your landlord's breach of his obligations, see

Uninhabitable Premises/Constructive Eviction (Consumer-SOS)

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Security Deposits

Tenant Security Deposit Rights
Answers Questions Below:

• Can I wait to pay my last month’s rent, and then pay up if my landlord comes through with the
  security deposit?
• Does the  law require my landlord to give back my security deposit?
• How can I improve my chances of getting back my security deposit?
• Is there anything else I can do to make sure I get my deposit back?
• What if I do all that, and the landlord still sends me an itemized list of damages I never caused?

FAQS on Security Deposits (Ohio)

Ohio Landlord Tenant Law For The Lay Person

• Security Deposits pp.9, 31-33.   
• Moving in Inspection pp.6-7.  Forms , pp.35-39.
• Keeping Records p.15.  Forms , pp.35-39.
• Tenant Moves out Early pp.22-23.
• Where To Go For Help pp. 4-5, 33-34.

Cleveland Tenant's Organization (Ohio)
Has some information on:

• Rent Deposit (Escrow) Requirements
• Security Deposit

Form Letters On Security Deposits From The Cleveland Tenant's Association

• How to use a CTO Form Letter

• Security Deposit Problems including return of security deposit.

• Apartment Checklist

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Consumer-SOS)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

What The Landlord Can & Cannot Charge You (Chart)
Items damaged by ordinary wear & tear vs. those damaged by the tenant's negligence.

Deadline For Returning Security Deposits (Chart For 50  States & DC)
Also has links to help orgs & law in many of the states. See their homepage for state guides on Landlord-tenant law.

Deadlines For LL To Itemize & Return Deposits  (Chart For 50  States & DC)

State Limits On The Amount You Must Deposit  (Chart For All 50 States & DC)
The limits on how much $ the landlord can demand upfront.

Landlord Tenant Laws In 49 States & DC (Missing LA)
May also have state specific brochures and pamphlets.

Security Deposit Statutes (In 48 States, Not in WV or WY)
Links to the actual statutes, state by state. (Lots of legalese). 

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Rent Issues
 

For Financial Help

Ohio Benefit Bank
Ohio Works First (cash assistance)

Ohio AIRS Statewide Social Services Directory (Call 211 to speak to a live person)
Includes emergency cash assistance, rent, mortgage & utility assistance, etc.

Rent, Utilities and Mortgage Assistance In Ohio  (Google)
For local help in your county or city, add the name of such up top in the Google search box.

Can't Pay Your Rent, Mortgage or Utilities? (Consumer-SOS)
Step by step on what to do and where to go for assistance.

For Your Legal Rights

Ohio Landlord Tenant Law For The Lay Person

• Rent And Rent Increases, Late Rent pp.10-13.
• Where To Go For Help pp. 4-5, 33-34.

Cleveland Tenant's Organization (Ohio)
Has some information on:

• Rent Deposit (Escrow) Requirements
• Rent Increases and Late Charges

Form Letters On Resnt Issues From The Cleveland Tenant's Association

• Rent Problems including eviction.

• Fair Housing Issues

Rent Due Dates, Late Rent, Rent Increases   

Ohio AIRS Statewide Social Services Directory (Call 211 to speak to a live person)
Thousands of links to Help agencies in your county including help with your mortgage, rent and utility payments..

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Consumer-SOS)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

For Those Without A Written Lease See Verbal Rental Agreements

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Evictions

My Landlord Is In Foreclosure: Will I immediately Be Evicted? How Much Time Do I Have Before I Must Move Out? (Ohio)

Know about Evictions of Month-to-Month Tenants in Ohio

Ohio Eviction Law For The Lay Person

• Evictions, Notice To Leave When No Written Lease. p. 24.
• Evictions-Other Types pp.25-27, What To Do If  Facing Eviction pp.27-30.
• Where To Go For Help pp. 4-5, 33-34.

Cleveland Tenant's Organization (Ohio)
Has some information on:

• Eviction
• Mediation for Landlords and Tenants
• Retaliation Prohibited!
• Self-Help Eviction Prohibited!
• Terminating a Rental Agreement

Know about Eviction Procedures In Ohio (For Landlords, Not Helpful to Tenants)

Eviction Related Form Letters From The Cleveland Tenant's Association

• How to use a CTO Form Letter

• Rent Problems including eviction.

• Retaliation for complaints or tenant organizing.

• Fair Housing Issues

FAQS on Ohio Evictions

Renter's  Rights To Remain During A Foreclosure (The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act)
Under a 2009 Federal Law, the Renter:
1. Has at least 90 days to vacate, if renting month to month or week to week.
2. Has the right to stay all the way up to the end of the lease term, even if the lease is for a
    whole year.
3. Can break the lease shortly thereafter, if the lease was signed after the landlord got notice
    of foreclosure and the tenant was never told about
    it.

Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act
If you're a reserve component service member called to active duty, you're protected by a law that can save you some legal problems and possibly some money as well. Under the provisions of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, you may qualify for any or all of the following: • Reduced interest rate on mortgage payments. • Reduced interest rate on credit card debt. • Protection from eviction if your rent is $1,200 or less. • Delay of all civil court actions, such as bankruptcy, foreclosure or divorce proceedings.

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Consumer-SOS)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

http://www.mrlandlord.com/html/frametop_frametop.html (In 50 States & DC)
This site has select laws from each state on security deposits, evictions and landlord laws, but it's not consumer friendly. Their "landlord Laws sections may have stuff on notice to end tenancy and other stuff tenants should know.  

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