Return security deposit with itemized notice within 30 days of move-out. Ohio law (ORC 5321.16) requires you to return the security deposit, or deliver an itemized written notice of deductions with any amount due, within 30 days after the rental agreement ends and the tenant delivers possession. The statute does not require certified mail, but sending the notice by certified mail with a return receipt gives you proof you met the deadline. If you miss the deadline or withhold more than you are owed, the tenant can recover the amount wrongfully withheld, an equal amount again as damages, and reasonable attorney fees. A tenant who never provides a forwarding address
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