Ohio Code § 5321.03
Ohio Code § 5321.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5321.03.
(A) Notwithstanding section 5321.02 of the Revised Code , a landlord may bring an action under Chapter 1923. of the Revised Code for possession
of the premises if: (1) The tenant is in default in the payment of rent; (2) The violation of the applicable building, housing, health, or safety code that the
tenant complained of was primarily caused by any act or lack of reasonable care by
the tenant, or by any other person in the tenant's household, or by anyone on the
premises with the consent of the tenant; (3) Compliance with the applicable building, housing, health, or safety code would require
alteration, remodeling, or demolition of the premises which would effectively deprive
the tenant of the use of the dwelling unit; (4) A tenant is holding over the tenant's term. (5) The residential premises are located within one thousand feet of any school premises,
preschool or child care center premises, children's crisis care facility premises,
or residential infant care center premises, and both of the following apply regarding
the tenant or other occupant who resides in or occupies the premises: (a) The tenant's or other occupant's name appears on the state registry of sex offenders
and child-victim offenders maintained under section 2950.13 of the Revised Code . (b) The state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders indicates that the
tenant or other occupant was convicted of or pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented
offense or a child-victim oriented offense in a criminal prosecution and was not sentenced
to a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence for that offense. (B) The maintenance of an action by the landlord under this section does not prevent
the tenant from recovering damages for any violation by the landlord of the rental
agreement or of section 5321.04 of the Revised Code . (C) This section does not apply to a dwelling unit occupied by a student tenant. (D) As used in this section, “children's crisis care facility premises” and “residential
infant care center premises” have the same meanings as in section 2950.034 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5321.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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