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How much notice is required to raise the rent in Ohio?

Verified July 8, 2026 All Ohio topics →

Ohio has no statute setting a notice period for rent increases; the effective floor for a month-to-month tenancy is the termination rule in ORC 5321.17(B) — notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date — because a tenant who rejects the new rent is on notice the tenancy can end on that same timeline (week-to-week tenancies use 7 days).

Ohio has no statewide rent control, and since 2022 state law expressly preempts local rent control and rent stabilization: HB 430 amended ORC 5321.19 to bar political subdivisions from regulating rental agreements 'including through the imposition of rent control and rent stabilization in any manner,' with exceptions only for government-owned housing and voluntary incentive programs, alongside legislative findings in ORC 5321.20.

Ohio rent increase notice at a glance

Notice — month-to-month No rent-increase statute — notice derives from tenancy-termination rules (see summary)
Varies by increase size Not addressed by statute
Fixed-term leases Rent cannot be changed during a fixed term unless the lease provides for it; increases take effect at renewal or via termination-and-reoffer on the 5321.17 timeline.
Statewide rent control / stabilization No
Rent control details Not addressed by statute
Local rent control preempted Yes
Frequency limits Not addressed by statute

Notes and caveats

notice_days_month_to_month is null because the requirement derives from the termination statute (5321.17(B)), not a rent-increase statute — page copy must explain the derivation, mirroring MI. The 30 days run to the periodic rental date (usually the rent due date), not just 30 calendar days from service.

Statute citations

How this record was verified: Direct read of Ohio Revised Code text on the official codes.ohio.gov site (Legislative Service Commission): ORC 5321.16 (full text), 5321.04 (full text), 5321.17 (full text), 5321.20 (page confirmed), with the 2022 HB 430 rent-control preemption amendments to 5321.19/5321.20 verified against contemporaneous legal analyses.