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S. B. No. 375 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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A BILL
To amend section 5321.05 of the Revised Code to
include the duty to pay utility bills to the list
of duties of a tenant who is party to a rental
agreement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5321.05 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5321.05. (A) A tenant who is a party to a rental
agreement shall do all of the following:
(1) Keep that part of the premises that he the tenant
occupies and uses safe and sanitary;
(2) Dispose of all rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a
clean, safe, and sanitary manner;
(3) Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used
by him the tenant as clean as their condition permits;
(4) Use and operate all electrical and plumbing fixtures
properly;
(5) Comply with the requirements imposed on tenants by all
applicable state and local housing, health, and safety codes;
(6) Personally refrain and forbid any other person who is on
the premises with his the tenant's permission from intentionally
or negligently destroying, defacing, damaging, or removing any
fixture, appliance, or other part of the premises;
(7) Maintain in good working order and condition any range,
regrigerator refrigerator, washer, dryer, dishwasher, or other
appliances supplied by the landlord and required to be maintained
by the tenant under the terms and conditions of a written rental
agreement;
(8) Conduct himself self and require other persons on the
premises with his the tenant's consent to conduct themselves in a
manner that will not disturb his the tenant's neighbors' peaceful
enjoyment of the premises;
(9) Conduct himself self, and require persons in his
the
tenant's household and persons on the premises with his
the
tenant's consent to conduct themselves, in connection with the
premises so as not to violate the prohibitions contained in
Chapters 2925. and 3719. of the Revised Code, or in municipal
ordinances that are substantially similar to any section in either
of those chapters, which relate to controlled substances;
(10) Pay all utility rents and utility charges the tenant
incurred in connection with the premises.
(B) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent for
the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect
the premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs,
decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels that
are too large for the tenant's mail facilities, supply necessary
or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or
actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen workers, or
contractors.
(C)(1) If the tenant violates any provision of this section,
other than division (A)(9) of this section, the landlord may
recover any actual damages that result from the violation together
with reasonable attorney's fees. This remedy is in addition to any
right of the landlord to terminate the rental agreement, to
maintain an action for the possession of the premises, or to
obtain injunctive relief to compel access under division (B) of
this section.
(2) If the tenant violates division (A)(9) of this section
and if the landlord has actual knowledge of or has reasonable
cause to believe that the tenant, any person in the tenant's
household, or any person on the premises with the consent of the
tenant previously has or presently is engaged in a violation as
described in division (A)(6)(a)(i) of section 1923.02 of the
Revised Code, whether or not the tenant or other person has been
charged with, has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of, or has
been determined to be a delinquent child for an act that, if
committed by an adult, would be a violation as described in that
division, then the landlord promptly shall give the notice
required by division (C) of section 5321.17 of the Revised Code.
If the tenant fails to vacate the premises within three days after
the giving of that notice, then the landlord promptly shall comply
with division (A)(9) of section 5321.04 of the Revised Code. For
purposes of this division, actual knowledge or reasonable cause to
believe as described in this division shall be determined in
accordance with division (A)(6)(a)(i) of section 1923.02 of the
Revised Code.
Section 2. That existing section 5321.05 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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