Rent control rules in Lima, OH — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Ohio preempts local rent control. Effective September 22, 2022, Ohio Rev. Code 5321.19 (added by H.B. 430) bars counties, townships, and municipalities from adopting or enforcing rent control or rent stabilization on residential property they do not own. The General Assembly declared an adequate housing supply a matter of overriding statewide interest. No Ohio city has rent control and there is no statewide rent cap.
Ohio Rev. Code 5321.19, enacted by H.B. 430 and effective September 22, 2022, prohibits any "political subdivision" - a county, township, municipal corporation, or similar local body - from imposing or requiring rent control or rent stabilization on residential premises. The General Assembly found that "attainment of an adequate housing supply is a matter of overriding statewide interest that requires a uniform approach to rent control and rent stabilization measures in residential premises throughout the state." The ban does not apply to residential property the political subdivision itself owns, nor to voluntary incentive programs (tax abatements, tax-credit financing, bonds, or grants) used to increase or improve housing supply. Ohio imposes no statewide cap on rent or rent increases, so for private rentals the rent and any increase are governed by the lease.
Any local rent-control or rent-stabilization ordinance is preempted by Ohio Rev. Code 5321.19 and is void and unenforceable against landlords. With no statewide rent cap, a landlord setting or raising rent on a private rental faces no rent-control penalty.
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