What the statute requires of you in Ohio: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.
Confidence: PRIMARY
| Deadline to return / account | 30 days |
|---|---|
| When the clock starts | termination + delivery of possession + tenant's written forwarding address |
| Penalty for non-compliance | amount due + damages = amount wrongfully withheld (≈2× withheld) + fees |
| Deposit cap (maximum you may collect) | none |
| Escrow / interest requirements | interest on excess >1 mo or $50 if held >6 mo |
| Citation | Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16 |
Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16
⚠ content farms wrongly say 45; written addr = condition for damages/fees
This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 30 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.
Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.
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