Student Housing Legal Clinic

Information Packets

Disclaimer: The Student Housing Legal Clinic provides legal assistance only to Ohio State University students with landlord/tenant problems. The Student Housing Legal Clinic is not soliciting clients or forming any attorney-client relationships by maintaining this web page, but is only providing general information about the Clinic and about Ohio landlord/tenant law. This information pertains only to Ohio Law, and if you are viewing this site from another state you should be aware that this area of law differs significantly from state to state.

While all forms and informational packets are reviewed to be reasonably accurate, there is a chance that the governing law has changed since the information's publishing. For this reason, visitors to this site should not rely on the information available here. If you find any errors or complaints pertaining to any of the pages on this web site, please contact the Student Housing Legal Clinic as soon as possible.

If you plan to take any action based on information you found at this web site, you must first consult an attorney. Your questions and facts are specific to your case. The information and forms section, and all other parts of this web site were not prepared in anticipation of any questions you might have. Therefore, they cannot substitute for legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Again, you must consult an attorney before taking any action based on information found here.

For any questions about landlord/tenant problems, please contact the Student Housing Legal Clinic. You can schedule an appointment online.

• Application and Late Fees
• Bed Bugs
• Black Mold
• Civil Cost Sheet
• Instructions to the Clerk in a Civil Case
• Civil Cover Sheet
• Co-Signors
• Co-Tenants
• Columbus City Code
• Debt Collection
• Discrimination
• Drug Activity
• Eviction
• Getting Repairs
• International Students
• Landlord Tenant Duties
• Lead Paint Disclosure
• Lease Termination
• Mediation
• Military
• Noisy Neighbors
• Ohio Landlord and Tenant Law
• Outdoor Furniture Ordinance
• Parties Off Campus
• Pests and Rodents
• Pets
• Reduced Rental Value Worksheet
• Referral List
• Rent Escrow (currently being updated)
• Rent Increases
• Renter's Insurance
• Retaliation
• Roommate Contract
• Sale of Property
• Say it in English - Talking about Landlord-Tenant Issues
• Security Deposits
• Sexual Harassment
• Small Claims Court
• Subleases
• Understanding Leases
• Unenforceable Lease Terms
• Unlawful Entry
• Utilities