Ohio Deposit bank holding / separate account
Deposit bank holding / separate account in Ohio
The state landlord-tenant statute (Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321 (Landlords and Tenants), full-text search on 2026-10-17 for "account," "escrow," "trust" and "separate") has no requirement to keep security deposits in a separate, trust or escrow account. Its only escrow account rule is for rent a tenant deposits with the court clerk. Interest rules for larger deposits are in R.C. 5321.16.
Verified Source: Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321 (Landlords and Tenants) · last checked 2026-10-23
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