This section provides useful information regarding the process of eviction in the state of Ohio. For general information on this topic, we recommend first viewing this brochure on Evictions.

Document related to Evictions are grouped below:

Legal Education

  Circumstances Determine When Tenants Can Terminate Lease Agreements - What happens when your landlord doesn't fix a problem in your apartment. 

  Know about Eviction Procedures In Ohio - Only an attorney can file an eviction action or sue for damages.  

  Know about Evictions of Month-to-Month Tenants in Ohio - If you have a month-to-month lease, neither you nor your landlord is obligated to keep your agreement for more than one month at a time. This means that you can move out on short notice, but it also means that your landlord can terminate your lease on 30 days' notice.  

  Ohio Landlord/Tenant Law: What You Should Know - This brochure, from the Ohio State Legal Services Association, discusses landlord/tenant law in the state of Ohio. 

  Rent Escrow - Rent escrow is a payment of rent to the court instead of to your landlord when the landlord has failed to comply with repair requirements.  

  Representing Yourself In An Eviction Case - This information pertains to the process of representing yourself in court, specifically for when you are involved in an eviction case. 

  Rights and Responsibilities When Lease Terms Are Not Followed - Tenants must follow their lease and laws about how to act as tenants. If a tenant doesn't act properly, the landlord can give the tenant a notice to move.  

  What To Do When Your Landlord Sues You for Rent - This brochure from the Ohio State Legal Services Association provides information related to eviction, and what do to when your landlord sues you for unpaid rent. 

  Rent Escrow Court Filing Packet - This packet of information will provide the information and forms needed for you to file your rent payments with the court until needed repairs are made by your landlord. 

  HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies - HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues, and reverse mortgages. This page allows you to select a list of agencies for each state.  

  HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) - This directory is designed to increase your knowledge of and participation in the wide variety of HUD homeless assistance programs and services for veterans and other individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.  

  If You Are Homeless - If you are homeless, help is available. HUD (Housing and Urban Development) along with many other federal agencies, funds programs to help the homeless.  

Find additional information in these related topics within the Ohio Law Library:

 Utilities
 Mobile Home Parks
 Lead Paint/Poisoning
 Landlord/Tenant
 Home Ownership & Housing Assistance
 Courts and The Law

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