Effective: January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A resident who is a party to a rental agreement shall:
(1) Keep that part of the premises that the resident occupies and uses safe and sanitary;
(2) Dispose of all rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner;
(3) Comply with the requirements imposed on residents by all applicable state and local housing, health, and safety codes, rules of the division of industrial compliance, and rules of the manufactured home park;
(4) Personally refrain, and forbid any other person who is on the premises with the resident's permission, from intentionally or negligently destroying, defacing, damaging, or removing any fixture, appliance, or other part of the residential premises;
(5) Conduct self and require other persons on the premises with the resident's consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb the resident's neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the manufactured home park.
(B) The resident shall not unreasonably withhold consent for the park operator to enter the home to inspect utility connections, or enter onto the premises in order to inspect the premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels which are too large for the resident's mail facilities, or supply necessary or agreed services.
(C) If the resident violates any provision of this section, the park operator may recover any actual damages which result from the violation and reasonable attorneys' fees. This remedy is in addition to any right of the park operator to terminate the rental agreement, to maintain an action for the possession of the premises, or injunctive relief to compel access under division (B) of this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 47 | Occupations-Professions
Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes
Section 4781.01 | Manufactured Homes Definitions.
Section 4781.011 | References to Department or Director.
Section 4781.02 | Manufactured Homes Advisory Council.
Section 4781.04 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 4781.06 | Delegation of Powers - Contracts.
Section 4781.07 | Certification of Local Authorities to Exercise Division Authority.
Section 4781.08 | Manufactured Housing Installer License.
Section 4781.09 | Suspending, Revoking, or Refusing to Renew the License.
Section 4781.10 | Programs and Requirements for Continuing Education.
Section 4781.11 | License Required for Installation.
Section 4781.12 | Injunctions.
Section 4781.121 | Investigation of Violations; Hearings; Penalties.
Section 4781.14 | Exclusivity of Authority.
Section 4781.15 | Remedies Not Exclusive.
Section 4781.16 | Display, Sale, Purchase, or Brokerage of Manufactured or Mobile Homes.
Section 4781.17 | Manufactured Housing Dealer's or Broker's Licenses.
Section 4781.18 | Cause for License Denial.
Section 4781.19 | Issuance and Replacement of Licenses.
Section 4781.20 | Confidentiality of License Applications.
Section 4781.21 | License Suspension of Revocation.
Section 4781.22 | Prohibited Actions.
Section 4781.23 | Notification Requirements.
Section 4781.24 | Manufactured or Mobile Home - Sales Contracts.
Section 4781.25 | Rules and Regulations for Manufactured Housing Brokers.
Section 4781.27 | License to Operate Park.
Section 4781.281 | Inspector Certification Fees.
Section 4781.29 | License - Refusal to Grant, Suspension, Revocation.
Section 4781.30 | Rights of Operators.
Section 4781.301 | Fees in Lieu of License and Inspection Fees.
Section 4781.31 | Submitting Development Plans to Division.
Section 4781.32 | Permit for Developing in Flood Plain.
Section 4781.33 | Notice of Flood Event Affecting Manufactured Home Park.
Section 4781.34 | Owner to Repair Home Substantially Damaged.
Section 4781.35 | Prosecuting Violations.
Section 4781.36 | Whistleblower Protection.
Section 4781.37 | Action for Possession of the Premises.
Section 4781.38 | Obligations of Park Operator.
Section 4781.39 | Obligations of Resident.
Section 4781.40 | Rental Agreement.
Section 4781.41 | Effect of Operator's Noncompliance With Rental Agreement or Statutes.
Section 4781.42 | Rent Deposits.
Section 4781.43 | Applying for Release of Rent.
Section 4781.44 | Partial Release of Rent Before Trial.
Section 4781.45 | Notification of Violation of Rules to Resident.
Section 4781.46 | Recovering Damages.
Section 4781.47 | Rental Agreement Terms.
Section 4781.48 | Unconscionability.
Section 4781.49 | Limits on Operator's Right to Recover Possession of Premises.
Section 4781.50 | Security Deposit.
Section 4781.51 | Information to Be Contained in Rental Agreement.
Section 4781.52 | Conflicting Ordinances Preempted.
Section 4781.54 | Manufactured Homes Regulatory Fund.
Section 4781.56 | Abatement or Removal of Abandoned Homes or Vehicles.
Section 4781.57 | Duty of Park Operator to Ensure Homes and Facilities Properly Maintained.