Cleveland, OH asked in Landlord - Tenant for Ohio

Q: My landlord is currently is the process of evicting me because they are selling the house and the new owners want us out

The landlord has been accepting partial payments from me and the landlord has had other tenants that he has occupying the house that has not been paying rent but he chooses to come after me even lying saying i owe 15000 the landlord has also with in the last year been found guilty if some health violations on the house i reside at

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Joseph Jaap
Joseph Jaap
Answered
  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: If you cannot work it out with landlord to let you stay, then use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local real estate attorney to review the situation, communicate with landlord, and defend you at the eviction hearing. But that might not succeed, so you should be prepared to move.

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