Q: Are Non payment of deposit grounds for eviction?
We are landlord’s to a property in Hamilton County, Ohio. We signed a lease agreement with our renter to pay a deposit, first month’s rent and the last 2 months rent upfront at the time of signing the lease agreement. He gave us the checks at the time of signing and 2 of those checks (for the last 2 months rent) bounced. He has promised to pay but has not paid for the last 20 days. We put a 3 day notice on his door and informed him to vacate due to breach of contract but he refuses to leave. Is this ground for eviction?
A: Yes, non-payment of money required by the lease is grounds for eviction. You can fie the eviction, and Hamilton County resumes eviction hearings on Monday. But there is a big backlog, so the eviction hearing might not be scheduled until July or later. Check with the court for likely timing. Since it will be a while before you can get tenant out, if he is having temporary cash flow problems, you might try to work it out with him.
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