Under Ohio Revised Code 5321.04(A)(8), a landlord must give a tenant reasonable notice before entering and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency. The statute presumes that 24 hours is reasonable notice. A landlord who abuses entry rights faces damages, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, or lease termination.
ORC 5321.04(A)(8) requires the landlord, "except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, [to] give the tenant reasonable notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary." A companion duty, ORC 5321.04(A)(7), bars the landlord from abusing the right of access under ORC 5321.05. Tenant remedies appear in ORC 5321.04(B): if a landlord enters unlawfully, enters in an unreasonable manner, or makes repeated demands for entry that harass the tenant, the tenant may recover actual damages, obtain injunctive relief, recover reasonable attorney's fees, or terminate the rental agreement.
Under ORC 5321.04(B), unlawful, unreasonable, or harassing entry allows the tenant to recover actual damages, obtain an injunction, recover reasonable attorney's fees, or terminate the rental agreement. There is no fixed statutory fine.
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