Ohio law generally allows landlords to end month-to-month tenancies in Cincinnati for any reason with thirty days' notice under Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.17, but Cincinnati's tenant protection ordinance still bars retaliatory or harassment-based no-fault terminations.
Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.17 governs termination of periodic tenancies. For month-to-month rentals, either party can end the tenancy by giving at least thirty days' written notice before the next rental period begins. Ohio does not require just cause for non-renewal, so Cincinnati operates under a relatively landlord-friendly state framework compared with cities like Los Angeles. However, Cincinnati's CMC Chapter 1011 still prohibits retaliatory non-renewals after a tenant complains to code enforcement or asserts a protected right, and CMC Chapter 914 forbids non-renewals that mask source-of-income or fair-housing discrimination.
Issuing a no-fault notice in retaliation for a code complaint, fair-housing claim, or voucher use can violate Chapters 1011 and 914 and expose the landlord to civil and administrative penalties.
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