# Ohio — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** R.C. 5321.02 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### 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.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.02

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).