Free Ohio Rental Application Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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Ohio Rental Application

This Rental Application is built with Ohio as the governing state. These are the Ohio landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Ohio rules at a glance

Ohio rules for a Rental Application
Security deposit limit	No statutory cap; 5% interest on the portion above the greater of $50 or one month’s rent if the tenant stays 6+ monthsR.C. 5321.16(A)
Deposit return	30 days after termination and delivery of possession, with an itemized written noticeR.C. 5321.16(B)
Small-landlord rent-escrow notice	A landlord with three or fewer dwelling units can opt out of the tenant rent-escrow remedy — but only by giving written notice of that fact in the lease or at move-in (R.C. 5321.07(C)).

Security deposits in Ohio

Ohio places no limit on the amount of a residential security deposit. What the law regulates is interest on large deposits and the return process.

Interest — Any deposit above $50 or one month’s periodic rent, whichever is greater, earns interest on the excess at 5% a year if the tenant stays six months or more; the landlord computes and pays it annually (R.C. 5321.16(A)). A deposit of one month’s rent or less earns no statutory interest.
Permitted deductions — The deposit may be applied to past-due rent and to damages caused by the tenant’s failure to meet their statutory duties or the lease (R.C. 5321.16(B)).
Return — Any deduction must be itemized in a written notice delivered with the amount due within 30 days after the rental agreement ends and possession is delivered (R.C. 5321.16(B)).
Forwarding address — The tenant must give the landlord a forwarding address in writing. A tenant who doesn’t loses the right to the double-damages and attorney’s-fee remedy (R.C. 5321.16(B)).
Wrongful withholding — A landlord who doesn’t comply owes the money wrongfully withheld, plus damages equal to that amount and reasonable attorney’s fees (R.C. 5321.16(C)).

Required disclosures in Ohio

Ohio does not require state-specific radon, mold, bedbug or flood disclosures for ordinary residential leases.

Owner and agent — Every written lease must state the name and address of the owner and of the owner’s agent, if any; an entity owner must give its principal place of business. If the landlord omits this, the tenant’s notice requirements for repair remedies are waived (R.C. 5321.18).
Lead-based paint — Federal lead warning and known-hazard disclosure for housing built before 1978 (42 U.S.C. §4852d).
Small-landlord rent-escrow notice — A landlord with three or fewer dwelling units can opt out of the tenant rent-escrow remedy — but only by giving written notice of that fact in the lease or at move-in (R.C. 5321.07(C)).

Ohio Rental Application FAQs

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Ohio?

Ohio has no statutory cap. If the deposit exceeds $50 or one month’s rent (whichever is greater) and the tenant stays six months or more, the landlord must pay 5% annual interest on the excess (R.C. 5321.16(A)).

How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit in Ohio?

30 days after the lease ends and the tenant returns possession, with an itemized written notice of any deductions. A landlord who wrongfully withholds owes the amount plus an equal amount in damages and attorney’s fees — provided the tenant gave a forwarding address in writing (R.C. 5321.16(B)–(C)).

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