Effective: August 22, 1990
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 258 - 118th General Assembly
(A) No provision of this chapter may be modified or waived by any oral or written agreement except as provided in division (F) of this section.
(B) No warrant of attorney to confess judgment shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement between a landlord and tenant for the recovery of rent or damages to the residential premises.
(C) No agreement to pay the landlord's or tenant's attorney's fees shall be recognized in any rental agreement for residential premises or in any other agreement between a landlord and tenant.
(D) No agreement by a tenant to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or its related costs shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement between a landlord and tenant.
(E) A rental agreement, or the assignment, conveyance, trust deed, or security instrument of the landlord's interest in the rental agreement may not permit the receipt of rent free of the obligation to comply with section 5321.04 of the Revised Code.
(F) The landlord may agree to assume responsibility for fulfilling any duty or obligation imposed on a tenant by section 5321.05 of the Revised Code, other than the obligation specified in division (A)(9) of that section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5321 | Landlords and Tenants
Section 5321.01 | Landlord and Tenant Definitions.
Section 5321.02 | Retaliatory Action by Landlord Prohibited.
Section 5321.03 | Action for Possession by Landlord.
Section 5321.031 | College or University Student Tenant Rental Agreements.
Section 5321.04 | Landlord Obligations.
Section 5321.05 | Tenant Obligations.
Section 5321.06 | Terms and Conditions of Rental Agreement.
Section 5321.07 | Failure of Landlord to Fulfill Obligations - Remedies of Tenant.
Section 5321.08 | Rent Deposits - Duty of Clerk of Court.
Section 5321.09 | Landlord Application for Release of Rent.
Section 5321.10 | Release of Part of Rent.
Section 5321.11 | Failure of Tenant to Fulfill Obligations - Remedies of Landlord.
Section 5321.12 | Recovery of Damages.
Section 5321.13 | Terms Prohibited in Rental Agreement.
Section 5321.131 | Display of Certain Flags.
Section 5321.14 | Unconscionable Terms.
Section 5321.15 | Acts of Landlord Prohibited if Residential Property Involved.
Section 5321.16 | Procedures for Security Deposits.
Section 5321.17 | Termination of Tenancy.
Section 5321.18 | Written Rental Agreement for Residential Premises Provisions.
Section 5321.19 | Effect of Chapter on Political Subdivisions.