Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Ohio

My in laws live with us and our children. My father in law has paranoid delusions and a conceal carry permit, so he always has a gun on him. Over the last three months hes grown increasingly threatening to me. Never anything overt but its his manner in how he talks to me. My children have picked up on it and are worried as well.

I pay the rent but have no formal or written rental agreement.

Can I have my in laws removed from the home?


Asked on 7/07/12, 11:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Eric Willison Eric Eastman Willison

In Ohio, a "landlord" is defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.01 as either the owner of the property, a rental manager, or a tenant who has subleased the premises. Since you have subleased a portion of the premises to your in-laws, then you are a landlord under the law and can bring an eviction claim.

In order to bring the eviction claim, you must first have grounds for an eviction. The relationship between you and your in-laws with regard to the property you are in now will likely be presumed by a court, in the absence of a written lease between you and the in-laws as a month to month tenancy.

Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.17 describes the process for terminating such tenancies and you can read about how to do that here:http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/faq20.html

Once you have terminated that tenancy and your in-laws won't leave, then you can file for an eviction. You can read about that process here: http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/fightkit.html

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Answered on 7/09/12, 9:23 am


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