Ohio Code 4781.51 – Information to be contained in rental agreement
(A) Every written rental agreement for residential premises shall contain the name and address of the owner of the residential premises and the name and address of the owner’s agent, if any. If the owner or the owner’s agent is a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, trust, or other entity, the address shall be the principal place of business in the county in which the residential premises are situated or if there is no place of business in such county then its principal place of business in this state, and shall include the name of the person in charge thereof.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4781.51
- Business: includes any activities engaged in by any person for the object of gain, benefit, or advantage either direct or indirect. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Manufactured home park: means any tract of land upon which three or more manufactured or mobile homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and includes any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the facilities of the park. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Owner: means a person who is entitled under a rental agreement with a manufactured home park operator to occupy a manufactured home park lot and who owns the home occupying the lot. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Rental agreement: means any agreement or lease, written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of residential premises by one of the parties. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Resident: includes both tenants and owners. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Residential premises: means a lot located within a manufactured home park and the grounds, areas, and facilities contained within the manufactured home park for the use of residents generally or the use of which is promised to a resident. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) If the rental agreement is oral, the park operator, at the commencement of the term of occupancy, shall deliver to the resident a written notice containing the information required in division (A) of this section.
(C) If the park operator fails to provide the notice of the name and address of the owner and owner’s agent, if any, as required under division (A) or (B) of this section, the notices to the park operator required under division (A) of sections 4781.41 and 4781.42 of the Revised Code are waived by the park operator and the operator’s agent.
(D) Every written rental agreement for residential premises shall contain the following notice in ten-point boldface type:
“YOUR RIGHTS AS A RESIDENT AND YOUR MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OPERATOR’S RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED BY SECTIONS 4781.36 TO 4781.52 OF THE REVISED CODE, WHICH REGULATE RENTAL AGREEMENTS IN MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.”
If the rental agreement is oral, the park operator, at the commencement of the term of occupancy, shall deliver the notice to the resident in writing.