Ohio
For Ohio, what the presumption does is Use the retaliatory action of the landlord as a defense to an action by the landlord to recover possession of the premises; example of a protected activity is The tenant joined with other tenants for the purpose of negotiating or dealing collectively with the landlord on any of the terms and conditions of a rental agreement; statute is R.C. 5321.02, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- What the presumption does
- Use the retaliatory action of the landlord as a defense to an action by the landlord to recover possession of the premises verified
- Example of a protected activity
- The tenant joined with other tenants for the purpose of negotiating or dealing collectively with the landlord on any of the terms and conditions of a rental agreement verified
- Statute
- R.C. 5321.02 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(B) If a landlord acts in violation of division (A) of this section the tenant may: (1) Use the retaliatory action of the landlord as a defense to an action by the landlord to recover possession of the premises; (2) Recover possession of the premises; or (3) Terminate the rental agreement.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Example of a protected activity
(3) The tenant joined with other tenants for the purpose of negotiating or dealing collectively with the landlord on any of the terms and conditions of a rental agreement.
— all from codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.02