Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Ohio
I rent from a lady month to month. I pay on time and everything. My Landlord asked me to allow her sister to move in temporary and I did due to she was to help with half of the rent. Which she pays when she wants to while mine is the same time every month. and due to my husband being in jail. well my land lord came to visit low and behold next she starts to move my things out and then put her things in place then she says her son and his family are coming to visit for 2 weeks I ask where are they going to stay? she says here??? my ? is now what are my rights I have a lease?
2 Answers from Attorneys
In Ohio, if the lease is month to month, then the process of terminating it or changing its conditions is governed by Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.17. You can find a plain English summary of it here: http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/faq20.html
You have prosessor rights as a primary tenant and a verbal agreement with the Landlord that is legally enforceable. If you agree or impliedly agree with the Landlord's unilateral modifications of your original verbal contract to lease the property then you have established new terms and conditions to the original contract.
The botton-line: you cannot not be evicted unless the Landlord complies with the notice and procedural eviction laws in your state. Remember,the law usually favors the Landlord's right to control his property so eviction usually favors the Landloed.
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