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Ohio security deposit deadline — and the letter that cites it

Ohio’s deposit statute has been captured, but its deadline and penalty are still being checked against a second official source. No letter is sold for this state yet.

Rules under review for Ohio. The statute text is captured, but the second official source has not matched yet, so the letter builder for Ohio is not open and nothing on this page is priced. We do not state a deadline or a penalty number for this state until that check passes.

Why this state is still in review

No state-level official consumer page on residential security-deposit returns was found, so there is no second official source for Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16. Checked on 2026-11-05: Ohio Attorney General consumers home/A-Z and 'Laws Protecting Consumers' (the only 'deposit' entry is OAC 109:4-3-07, the commercial goods/services deposit rule, not residential), AG publications index (no landlord-tenant consumer guide; site search is an ASP.NET postback with no usable GET endpoint), Ohio Department of Commerce site search, Forms & Publications (302 items, no residential deposit-return publication), Real Estate & Professional Licensing consumer pages (Landlord's Property Management Guide; Rental Requirements — neither states the deposit-return rule), Manufactured Homes Program landlord-tenant page (R.C. 4781 MHLTA, a different statute), Ohio Supreme Court/Ohio Judicial System site search (only forms, opinions, admissions essays, evictions report and eviction-diversion toolkit; /JCS/selfhelp/ 404s), and Ohio.gov portal search (returns 0 results). codes.ohio.gov is the first source and cannot double as the second. County/city PDFs, Ohio Legal Help and legal blogs are excluded as non-state-official. Stays review; not sellable.

Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16

What the check covers

  • The deadline: how many days, from which event, and in calendar or business days.
  • The deduction rule: what a landlord may keep and what must be itemized.
  • The penalty: whether the statute adds a multiplier, a fixed amount or forfeiture, and what condition triggers it.
  • That the second official source agrees with the first, on the same points.
While a state is in review this page shows the citation and the sources, not the deadline or the penalty numbers. When the two sources agree, the page gets the full rule, the quoted statute text and the letter builder. Until then nothing here is priced.

What happens when the check passes

The Ohio builder opens with the deadline computed from your own dates, the statute quoted with its section number, and a penalty paragraph only if the penalty is verified. For now the page shows the citation and the status — no price and no number we cannot stand behind.

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Questions about a Ohio deposit letter

What deadline will the letter use?

The deadline for Ohio is still being verified. Until it passes, the builder stays closed.

Can the letter claim a penalty?

No penalty amount is stated for this state yet.

What if the landlord sent an itemized statement?

Tell the builder that you received one. The letter acknowledges it and disputes the amounts you say are wrong.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is a self-help document tool, not a law firm. If your claim is large or disputed, speak to a landlord-tenant lawyer or legal aid.