Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Ohio

my landlord put a letter in my mailbox three days after we went to court over rent escrow. he states, "you have been given a 30 day notice to leave march 1st 2010, if you refuse to leave and i have to evict you i will also sue you for the remainder of your 1 year lease, approximately 7 months of rent, this would be approximately $3,000. if you leave by march 1st and do not damage the property i will not sue for the rest of the rent.

this choice is yours.

my question is can he do this if i have never been late on my rent or if he has never had to say anything to me about anything.


Asked on 2/11/10, 11:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew J Ruzicho II Law offices of Andrew J Ruzicho II

You did not provide all of the necessary facts. If you are on a month to month tenancy then the landlord can give you a 30 day written notice that he will not renew that tenancy. I assume that is what is going on here. If you fail to move then the landlord can proceed with an eviction; however, if you are on a month to month tenancy then he could only sue you for 1-2 months of rent.

If you are on a written lease still then I don't think the landlord could terminate the lease as he claims to have done. Nevertheless, check the lease and see how it reads in this regard. For more information, visit http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/faqlease.html

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Answered on 2/16/10, 1:43 pm


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