Landlord notice deadlines — Ohio
In Ohio, the checked deadlines on this page cover: pay or quit, ending a tenancy, raising the rent. Each figure carries its statute and the stamp Rules checked October 2026. Run your exact dates through the checker — the period is only half the answer; the counting rule is the other half.
| Pay or quit | 3 calendar days — see the note (Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.04). 3-day written notice to leave the premises before filing. It is a notice to LEAVE, not a pay-or-quit: the statute gives no express pay-and-stay right, so paying within the 3 days does not by itself void the notice. The notice must carry the statute's conspicuous wording beginning 'You are being asked to leave the premises...' |
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| End a tenancy | 30 days — month-to-month (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17(B)). At least 30 days before the periodic rental date. 7 days — week-to-week (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17(A)). At least 7 days before the periodic rental date. |
| Raise the rent | 30 days (Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17). No cap on the amount; 30 days' written notice for a change in a month-to-month tenancy. |
| How days are counted | No Ohio counting rule was verified from the statute for this dataset; many Ohio courts treat the 3-day notice period as 3 business days, so the safe practice is to count only business days. |
| Allowed service methods | certified mail, return receipt requested personal hand delivery to the tenant leaving the notice at the tenant's usual place of abode or at the premises (Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.04(A)) |
| Just cause | No statewide just-cause requirement. |
| Sources checked | https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-section-5321.17 http://eforms.com/images/2016/01/ohio-1923.pdf |
Local rules sit on top of state law in many places — city just-cause lists, rent boards, and prescribed local forms. A state deadline is the floor of the analysis, never a promise that no local rule adds to it.
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