FL 9: SELF-HELP EVICTION

                                        _______________________
                                                  Date
_____________________
  Landlord's Name

_____________________
  Address

______________________
  City, State, Zip Code

Dear _________________:
      Landlord's Name

     Please be advised that a landlord who fails to follow proper 
eviction procedures may be liable in a civil action for 
attorney's fees and for all damages suffered by the tenant.

     Under Ohio Law (5321.15):

(A)  No landlord of residential premises shall initiate any act, 
including termination of utilities or services, exclusion from 
the premises, or threat of any unlawful act, against a tenant 
whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of 
recovering possession of residential premises, other than as 
provided in Chapters 1923, 5303, and 5321 of the Revised Code.

(B)  No landlord of residential premises shall seize the 
furnishings or possessions of a tenant, or of a tenant whose 
right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of 
recovering rent payments other than in accordance with an 
order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(C)  A landlord who violates this section is liable in a civil 
action for all damages caused to a tenant or to a tenant whose 
right to possession has terminated, together with reasonable 
attorney fees.

     An illegal attempt to recover possession of the rental 
premises may result in a lawsuit for actual damages together with 
attorney fees.

                         Sincerely,

                         ______________________
                            Tenant's Signature

                         _______________________
                            Address

                         ________________________
                           City, State, Zip Code

FL 9: SELF-HELP EVICTION 

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