Ohio Code § 5321.08
Ohio Code § 5321.08. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5321.08.
(A) Whenever a tenant deposits rent with the clerk of a court as provided in section 5321.07 of the Revised Code , the clerk shall give written notice of this fact to the landlord and to his agent,
if any. (B) The clerk shall place all rent deposited with him in a separate rent escrow account
in the name of the clerk in a bank or building and loan association domiciled in this
state. (C) The clerk shall keep in a separate docket an account of each deposit, with the name
and address of the tenant, and the name and address of the landlord and of his agent,
if any. (D) For his costs, the clerk may charge a fee of one per cent of the amount of the rent
deposited, which shall be assessed as court costs. (E) All interest that has accrued on the rent deposited by the clerk of a county court
under division (B) of this section shall be paid into the treasury of the political
subdivision for which the clerk performs his duties. All interest that has accrued on the rent deposited by the clerk of a municipal
court under division (B) of this section shall be paid into the city treasury as defined
in division (B) of section 1901.03 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5321.08
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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