🇺🇸 Ohio tenant document
Landlord kept your deposit? Check the Ohio return rules, then challenge withheld funds with an organized written demand, your dates and amounts, an evidence plan, and official starting points in one downloadable pack.
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Official framework
Ohio Revised Code 5321.16
Ohio generally requires any deduction from the security deposit to be itemized and identified in a written notice delivered to the tenant, together with the amount due, within 30 days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession.
Read the official statute ↗Content reviewed October 1, 2026. General information only—not legal advice.
Ohio security deposit rules
Ohio Revised Code 5321.16 generally requires a landlord to deliver a written notice itemizing and identifying any deductions from a security deposit, together with the amount due, within 30 days after the rental agreement terminates and the tenant delivers possession, and it requires the tenant to give the landlord a forwarding or new address in writing. If the landlord does not comply, a court may award the money due plus damages equal to the amount wrongfully withheld and reasonable attorneys fees, but a tenant who did not provide a written forwarding address is not entitled to those damages or fees.
Watch your own deadline: R.C. 5321.16(B) requires you to give the landlord a forwarding or new address in writing and states that a tenant who does not is not entitled to damages or attorneys fees under division (C). If you have not already done so, send your forwarding address in writing promptly and keep proof of the date and method of delivery.
These are general summaries, not conclusions about your situation. Review the linked official text and obtain legal advice when needed.
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Ohio generally requires any deduction from the security deposit to be itemized and identified in a written notice delivered to the tenant, together with the amount due, within 30 days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession. Check the official statute for the conditions that apply to your tenancy.
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