Ohio Code § 5321.19

§ 5321.19.

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no political subdivision may

enact, adopt, renew, maintain, enforce, or continue in existence any charter provision,

ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure that is in conflict with this chapter,

or that regulates the rights and obligations of parties to a rental agreement that

are regulated by this chapter, including, without limitation, by any way imposing

or requiring rent control or rent stabilization. (B) This chapter does not preempt any of the following: (1) Housing, building, health, or safety code, or any ordinance as described in division (A)(9) of section 5321.04 of the Revised Code , of any political subdivision; (2) Charter provision, ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure of a political subdivision

that regulates, or has the effect of regulating in any way, rent charged or paid for

the use of residential premises that such political subdivision owns or operates; (3) A political subdivision from adopting any charter provision, ordinance, resolution,

rule, or other measure to implement a plan to use voluntary incentives or agreements

that regulates, or has the effect of regulating in any way, rent charged or paid for

the use of residential premises so long as such regulating is related to voluntary

incentives or agreements to increase or maintain the supply or improve the quality

of available residential premises, including, without limitation, incentives authorized

by federal law, the incentives set forth in sections 3735.65 to 3735.70 of the Revised Code , tax abatements, tax credit financing, bond or other financing, or loans or grants

from the political subdivision.