Newark does not have a citywide rental registration or rental inspection program. Rental properties must comply with the Property Maintenance Code (Ch. 1448) and Ohio R.C. Ch. 5321 (Landlord-Tenant Act); enforcement is complaint-driven.
Unlike some Ohio cities (Cleveland, Dayton), Newark has no mandatory annual rental registration. Code Enforcement responds to complaints under Ch. 1448 (Property Maintenance Code, adopted by Ord. 08-17 incorporating the International Property Maintenance Code). Standards include working smoke alarms (IPMC §704.2), heat (68°F minimum October 1 - May 15 under IPMC §602.3), hot and cold running water, structurally sound floors/walls/roof, no infestations, and weather-tight windows. Ohio R.C. Ch. 5321 also requires landlords to make repairs and gives tenants the rent-escrow remedy through Licking County Municipal Court.
Property maintenance violations are enforced under §698.02 - typically a fourth-degree misdemeanor (up to $250) with each day a separate offense. Unfit-for-occupancy orders can shut down a rental unit until compliance.
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