What Are the Causes of Evictions for Ohio Tenants?
- Ohio evictions are only allowed for cause.dayton, ohio image by sonya etchison from Fotolia.com
When you receive an eviction notice from your Ohio landlord, the reason for eviction is explained on the notice. Ohio's landlord and tenant laws strictly dictate allowable reasons for eviction. The landlord has to evict for cause, and the cause cannot be due to discriminatory or retaliatory factors. - Non-payment of rent is the most commonly known eviction cause, although it's hardly the only one. Tenants do not get a grace period before the landlord can start the eviction procedure. You get a three-day notice to pay or quit the premises, and if you ignore the notice the landlord files for an eviction order in court.
- A holdover tenancy occurs after a lease term has ended, or the lease has been terminated by either party. The holdover period is the time you stay in the residence without a lease. As there is no lease, the Ohio landlord has the ability to evict you.
- Lease violations cover many different eviction causes. Violations of any lease clause, whether mandated by the landlord and tenant laws or landlord rules, are grounds for eviction. The landlord does need to give tenants a chance to fix the violation. Typical lease violations include unauthorized pets or subleasing without permission.
- An Ohio landlord has the right to enter the rental property with 24 hours notice. If you choose to deny the landlord entry for reasonable reasons, he has the option to start eviction proceedings.
