3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Licking County, Ohio.
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Licking County has no rent control, and neither does Newark, Heath, Pataskala, nor any other Ohio city. Ohio sets no rent cap. A landlord charges market rent and raises it on a month-to-month tenant with 30 days' notice under ORC 5321.17.
ORC 5321.17
the landlord or the tenant may terminate or fail to renew a month-to-month tenancy by notice given the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date.
Ohio gives tenants no just-cause protection. A landlord in Licking County can end a month-to-month tenancy for any reason with 30 days' notice, then must serve a three-day notice to leave under ORC 1923.04 before filing eviction in Licking County Municipal Court.
ORC 1923.04
a party desiring to commence an action under this chapter shall notify the adverse party to leave the premises, for the possession of which the action is about to be brought, three or more days before beginning the action...
Neither Licking County nor Newark runs a general rental-registration or rental-license program for long-term rentals, and there is no city inspection to pass before you rent. Ohio's Landlords and Tenants Act, ORC Chapter 5321, sets the landlord's duties directly instead.
ORC 5321.16
Any security deposit in excess of fifty dollars or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater, shall bear interest on the excess at the rate of five per cent per annum if the tenant remains in possession of the premises for six months or more... Any deduction from the security deposit shall be itemized and identified by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant together with...
1 cities in Licking County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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