LibGuides: Ohio Landlord/Tenant Law: In the News

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Two bills introduced by state lawmakers to combat “squatting” in Ohio
NBC4 4/12/24. Not really needed because Ohio adverse possession law doesn't apply unless a squatter has lived somewhere for 21 years.

Latitude Five25 tenants can't move back in until building is back up to code
ABC 6 12/3/23. As part of agreed judgment entry in Franklin County Municipal Court, tenants can break their leases and find living arrangements elsewhere.
Landlords skirt COVID-19 eviction bans, using intimidation and tricks to boot tenants
USA Today 11/202/0
Landlords Can’t Evict Their Tenants, So They're Shutting Off Utilities and Threatening Them Instead
Vice News 5/22/20 Remember that self-help evictions are illegal in Ohio.
The Eviction Lab at Princeton Univ.
2016 Eviction Ratings - Columbus, OH ranks 51st, with a 4.55% eviction rate. Akron, Dayton, Toledo and Cincinnati all have higher eviction rates.

Living From Rent To Rent: Tenants On The Edge Of Eviction
NPR series on Landlord/Tenant courts around the nation. 3/29/16